Odoriferous

Word ODORIFEROUS
Character 11
Hyphenation o dor if er ous
Pronunciations /ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Odoriferous"

What do we mean by odoriferous?

Having or giving off an odor. adjective

Giving odor or scent, usually a sweet scent; diffusing fragrance; fragrant; perfumed: as, odoriferous spices; odoriferous flowers.

Bearing scent or perfume: as, odoriferous gales.

Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant. adjective

Having an odor or fragrance. adjective

Having a natural fragrance adjective

Morally offensive adjective

Emitting an odor adjective

Having an odor or fragrance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Odoriferous

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The word "odoriferous" in example sentences

Lebanon -- abounding in odoriferous trees (Ho 14: 5-7). ❋ Unknown (1871)

Given that Montaigne wrote in odoriferous times, the late 1500s, one would think he’d have more to say than if you smell sweetly you probably stink because you had to perfume yourself to cover up an odor. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Chester Sloane, spelling "odoriferous" with two f's, was made to feel that he could never live down the disgrace of it, either in this world or that which is to come. ❋ Unknown (1909)

The second of July we found shoal water, where we smelt so sweet and so strong a smell, as if we had been in the midst of some delicate garden, abounding with all kind of odoriferous flowers; by which we were assured that the land could not be far distant. ❋ John [Editor] Rudd (1885)

The sensation of smell, it should be borne in mind, is produced by a kind of odoriferous vapor, very fine and invisible, that flies off from nearly all bodies. ❋ Ira Mayhew (1854)

This, constructed of trunks of trees, branches and osiers, was placed about twenty paces from the water, completely concealed by the bushes that encircled it; the inside was fitted up in rustic taste with seats of wood, the whole carpeted with turf, and the entrance planted with every kind of odoriferous flower. ❋ Henri De Crignelle (1840)

"odoriferous" with two f's, was made to feel that he could never live down the disgrace of it, either in this world or that which is to come. ❋ Unknown (1908)

Even the odoriferous results of my neighbor's poor bathing habits begin to play a part in the mental landscape. ❋ Jon Foreman (2011)

The smell comes from odoriferous oils enclosed in microcapsules. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The FBI is investigating an incident in which a mysterious chemical was released in a Wisconsin Walmart sending 47 people to the hospital — and is not investigating a Walmart in the same county that had to be evacuated the next day due to an odoriferous sewer problem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And another odoriferous load of parrot poo dumped on the thread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Why is your writing odoriferous, and how can you fix it? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But if there was any salt it was hiding in the odoriferous gray and fly-speckled sludge, into which my shoes were now sinking. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

Surprisingly, the milkshake made with the odoriferous fruit durian is also a hit. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This leaves the whole affair abundantly odoriferous and foul, and leaves in my mind the scent of something staged. ❋ Charles D. Ellison (2010)

Our visit began in the plant ' s wood-paneled conference room, which was only vaguely odoriferous. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2010)

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