Meaning of ODORIFEROUS
| Pronunciation: | | `owdu'rifurus
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | fragrant, malodorous, odorous, odourous, offensive, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, unsavory, unsavoury |
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| | Definition: | | \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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