odoriferousPronunciation: /ˌəʊdəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/Definition of odoriferous adjective having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one:an odoriferous pile of fishDerivatives odoriferously adverb Origin: late Middle English: from Latin odorifer 'odour-bearing' + -ousodoriferous in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of odoriferous in the US English dictionary