odoriferous

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odoriferous

/ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ UK
/ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfɹəs/ UK
/ˌoʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ US
/ˌoʊdəˈɹɪfɹəs/ US

Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs

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From Latin. By surface analysis, odor + -i- (“bearing, carrying”) + -ferous.

adjective more odoriferous · most odoriferous · odouriferous

Having an odor or fragrance. Lewis the eleventh had a conceit everything did stinke about him, all the odoriferous perfumes they could get, would not ease him, but still hee^([sic]) smelled a filthy stinke.
Similar: aromatic, fragrant, odoriferant, odiferous, odorous

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@misc{odoriferous_2026,
  title = {odoriferous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odoriferous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}