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  • adjective perfumelike

Etymologies

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perfume +‎ -y

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Examples

  • The "perfumey" part is, I suppose, constituted of cedar, vetiver, labdanum and spices...

    Archive 2009-04-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • I love "perfumey" perfumes, as you know, and I think I could pull this off.

    Party Time! Marina Geigert 2009

  • It is too perfumey, and the "perfumey" part does not let me enjoy the delicious juiciness of melon in full.

    In Which I Am Hard to Please Marina Geigert 2009

  • It is too perfumey, and the "perfumey" part does not let me enjoy the delicious juiciness of melon in full.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • I also am in a mood nowadays for 'perfumey' scents, rather than straight up flowers..which reminds me I have a bit of Iris Poudre coming to me..*swoon*

    Weekend Beauty - Bath & Body: Jo Malone Sweet Lime & Cedar Body Cream and Shower Gel Marina Geigert 2009

  • The "perfumey" part is, I suppose, constituted of cedar, vetiver, labdanum and spices...

    In Which I Am Hard to Please Marina Geigert 2009

  • Tom, it is, and in a charmingly old-fashioned "perfumey" sort of way.

    A Lady Never Tells: Apercu by Houbigant Marina Geigert 2008

  • All of their other offerings tend to smell so "perfumey" to me, either in a "Hey, I'm old money!" kind of way or, with the newer creations, with that strong, linear mineralic or aquatic accord I can literally taste and which gets on my nerves and makes me a little queasy.

    Stink, Stank, Stunk Marina Geigert 2008

  • I didnt like the 'perfumey' perfumes but now I am craving exactly those kind of 'fumes..opulent and/or unabashedly perfumey..so I will definitely check this one out..

    Perfume Review: Chanel Beige Marina Geigert 2008

  • If you follow the link above it is searchable or look under the "perfumey" and "stinky" categories.

    Mind Hacks: Illusions of taste 2006

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