About The Word Odoriferous
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Odoriferous
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Odoriferous: See Also | 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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