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odoriferous

Definition of odoriferous

adjective

  • having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one:an odoriferous pile of fish

Derivatives

odoriferously

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin odorifer 'odour-bearing' + -ous

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