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scented

verb

Meaning

  • To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

    "The hounds scented the fox in the woods."

  • To have a suspicion of.

    "I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me."

  • To impart an odour to.

    "Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation."

  • To have a smell.

  • To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having a pleasant aroma.

  • (chiefly in combination) Having a smell of any kind.

    "a plant with skunk-scented leaves"

  • Having perfume added.

    "a scented soap"