Odoriferous

//ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a natural fragrance wordnet
  2. 2
    emitting an odor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ambrosialaromaticbalmyfloweryfragrantfruity

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

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