virose

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US/ˈvaɪɹoʊs/

adjective

Having a nauseous odour; fetid

OriginLatin virosus →
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Meanings

adjectivevirose (comparative more virose, superlative most virose)

comparative more virose · superlative most virose

  1. Having a nauseous odour; fetid

    It had a strongly virose odor, and a bitter slightly sweetish taste.

    1892, The Dispensatory of the United States of America, page 1105

Origin

  1. Latinvirosus
  2. Englishvirose

Latin virosus. See virus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rivose
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APA

virose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virose

MLA

“virose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virose.

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