Olfactory (adj)
ol-fak-tor-ee
Relating to the sense of smell.
Mid 17th century: from Latin olfactare (frequentative of olfacere ‘to smell’) + -ory.
Example sentences
“The olfactory organs were all working fine.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)