About The Word Odoriferous

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Odoriferous

Odoriferous Meaning & Definition
Odoriferous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Odoriferous?

[adj] having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
[adj] emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
[adj] giving off an odor; "the odoriferous elements in perfume"
[adj] morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Odoriferous: fragrant | malodorous | odorous | odourous | offensive | perfumed | scented | sweet | sweet-scented | sweet-smelling | unsavory | unsavoury

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Odoriferous In Webster's Dictionary

\O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor + ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {?}st {Bear}.] Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv. --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.

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