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odoriferous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer odor odor + ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {?}st {Bear}.] Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: odoriferous adj 1: morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation" 2: giving off an odor; "the odoriferous elements in perfume" 3: emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" [syn: {odorous}] 4: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
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