perfumyadj.
/ˈpəːfjuːmi/, U.S. /ˈpərˌfjumi/, /ˌpərˈfjumi/ Having or emitting a perfume; fragrant, perfumed.Recorded earliest in all-perfumy.
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sweet900
sootc950
aromatic1366
merrya1398
well-smellinga1398
sweet-smellingc1400
lusciousc1420
savoury?a1425
redolingc1429
redolent?a1439
odorate?1440
flagrant1450
redolentc1450
well-savouringc1450
aromatous1483
softa1500
well-aired1505
balmy1508
ambrosiana1522
embalmeda1529
fragrantc1530
perfumed1538
scented?c1562
scented1567
balm-like1569
sweet1573
aromatizate1576
aromatical1578
Sabaeana1586
ambrosial1590
rich1590
perfumed1591
sweet-scented1591
reperfumed1593
balm-breathing1595
nectaredc1595
spiced1600
fuming1601
fumed1612
scentful1612
balsam1624
perfumy1625
odoraminous1656
aroma-olent1657
suaveolent1657
aromatized1661
essenced1675
balsamy1687
flavorous1697
balsamic1714
well-scented1726
scenty1738
breathing1757
spicy1765
flavouriferous1773
aromal1848
bescented1863
euodic1868
nosy1892
1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 85 From th'all-perfumy coast [Fr. De l'odoreux Levant] where-out faire Titan rises.
1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller iii. lii. 223 The Rasberry is also added to augment the Richness of the Liquor, to which its elegant perfumy Taste greatly contributes.
1853 C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe I. vii. 110 They basked in the fresh breezy heat and perfumy hay.
1876 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 714 Rich..perfumy wine.
1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? viii. 131 That dry perfumy sort of rot stuff in a tree, and that's your tinder and your paper all in one.
1986 New Yorker 17 Feb. 74/3 A soft, plump, perfumy girl.
2003 Maryland Gaz. (Nexis) 12 Feb. b1 More ripe, plum flavors dominate this silky pinot noir with a perfumy nose and toasty oak.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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