nidorous

/ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs/

Etymology

From nidor (“the unpleasant smell of some cooked animal substances”) + -ous, or from Medieval Latin nidorosus.

nidorous means emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.“‘Taste my breath—is it not fetid, foul, and nidorous?’”