sweetsmellingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

sweet-smelling (comparative more sweet-smelling or sweeter-smelling, superlative most sweet-smelling or sweetest-smelling)

1. Having a pleasant scent.
   • 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341:

     It was always rather refreshing to find oneself among the sweet-smelling timber and the more peaceful atmosphere of a wood-working place, on a day-work and not piece-work basis.

   • 1994 October 11, Times Wire Services, “R.J. Reynolds to Introduce Less-Smelly Cigarette […]”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2025-06-12:

     R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which tried and failed to market a smokeless cigarette in the late 1980s, announced plans for a sweeter-smelling cigarette Monday.

   • 2015 March 16, John Branch, “Utah’s Season Is So Sweet, Even the Lockers Smell Nice”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Before each game, before the final pep talk, Krystkowiak lights the rope, spreading the scent and giving Utah the sweetest-smelling locker room in college basketball.

2. (figuratively) Liked, appreciated or respected.

同意語

• (having a pleasant scent): suaveolent, sweet-scented