sweet smelling

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

1. Alternative form of sweet-smelling.
   • 1958 May 1, Craig Claiborne, “Popularity Increasing; Easy to Make at Home”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     It can be made authentically and easily in the home with a bottle of Rhine wine, such as Liebfrau milch, and a handful of woodruff, the ingredient that gives May wine its characteristic flavor. This plant is one of the most assertive and sweetest smelling of all herbs. Its aroma has been likened to many odors and perhaps it most closely resembles a pungent combination of cinnamon bark vanilla, and tarragon.

   • 2000 September 14, Paul Richter, “Navy Replacing Urinals With Unisex Toilets”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     To the Navy, it is a way to make warships sweeter smelling and more comfortable for today’s increasingly diverse crews.

   • 2021 February 11, Jen Rose Smith, “Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     But Wisniewski explained that the most promising aromatic journeys, like those designed by Verbeek, are not always sweet smelling. Treating PTSD requires re-creating battlefield aromas, for example, while firefighters might train in smoke-scented simulations.