adj.
Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell.
[Latin olfact
rius, used to sniff at, from olfactus, past participle of olfacere, to smell : ol
re, to smell + facere, to do; see fact.]
rius, used to sniff at, from olfactus, past participle of olfacere, to smell : olre, to smell + facere, to do; see fact.]The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
We may note the garlic and whisky on the breath of a fellow strap hanger, or the cheap perfume emanating from the person of the wondrous lady sitting in front of us, and deplore the fact of our sensitive noses; but, as a matter of fact, we cannot smell at all, our olfactory organs are practically atrophied, by comparison with the development of the sense among the beasts of the wild.Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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