Meanings
comparative more sweet scented · comparative sweeter scented · superlative most sweet scented · superlative sweetest scented
- alternativeAlternative form of sweet-scented.
Vases of red glass held freesias, possibly the sweetest scented of all flowers, on two-foot stems.
1979 April 6, Henry Mitchell, “The Blossoms’ Indifference - And Fragile Strength”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 20252 more examples
Some of the narcissus are sweet scented, and as more and more reach the peak of their bloom it is difficult to choose between the distinguished new varieties.
1947 May 18, Dorothy H. Jenkins, “Around the Garden”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025The new kid on the block is fennel pollen, an expensive extract from early blooming wild fennel plants. It is sweet scented and pungent; but you don’t have to pay top dollar, all you have to do is go walking in the hills above Laguna in about a month and collect.
2010 March 12, Elle Harrow, Terry Markowitz, “All About Food: Demystifying culinary terms”, in Daily Pilot, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025
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