odoriferous Syllabification: (o·dor·if·er·ous)Pronunciation: /ˌōdəˈrifərəs/Definition of odoriferous adjective having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one:spicily concocted with odoriferous herbs an odoriferous pile of fish remainsDerivatives odoriferously adverb Origin: late Middle English: from Latin odorifer 'odor-bearing' + -ousodoriferous in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of odoriferous in the British & World English dictionary
