It isn't gross so much as redolent of must and neglect.

a fiction redolent with descriptions of an unnamed character lying by the side of the road

redolent with depression

"Maid" is a dainty word, redolent of tea trays

this author quotes at the beginning of her book a saying which, redolent as it is of Western sociological mumbo-jumbo, nevertheless contains a profound verity

Mr. Christopher squinted against her redolent perfume as she breezed confidently into his living room