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redolent (adj.)

c. 1400, from Old French redolent "emitting an odor" and directly from Latin redolentem (moninative redolens), present participle of redolere "emit a scent, diffuse odor," from red-, intensive prefix (see re-), + olere "give off a smell" (see odor).

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Definitions of redolent from WordNet

redolent (adj.)
(used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous;
air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
the hall was redolent of floor wax
Synonyms: smelling
redolent (adj.)
serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson;
a campaign redolent of machine politics
Synonyms: evocative / remindful / reminiscent / resonant
redolent (adj.)
having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford;
Synonyms: aromatic
From wordnet.princeton.edu