odorous

 
Pronunciation: /ˈəʊd(ə)rəs/

adjective

  • having or giving off an odour: a dark and odorous cave

Derivatives

odorously

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin odorus 'fragrant' (from odor 'odour') + -ous

Spelling rule

If a word ends in -our (in this case odour), change -our to -or before adding -ous and some other endings: odorous.