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Odoriferous vs. Odorous — What's the Difference?

Odoriferous vs. Odorous — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Odoriferous and Odorous

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Odoriferous

Having or giving off an odor, especially a strong or unpleasant one
An odoriferous bag of garbage.

Odorous

Having a distinctive odor
Odorous jasmine flowers.
Odorous garbage.

Odoriferous

Having an odor or fragrance.

Odorous

Having a distinctive odor.
The table was piled with odorous lilies.

Odoriferous

Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes.
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Odorous

Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.
Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.

Odoriferous

Morally offensive;
Odoriferous legislation

Odorous

Having odor or a characteristic odor;
Odorous jasmine flowers
Odorous garbage
Fresh odorous bread

Odoriferous

Giving off an odor;
The odoriferous elements in perfume

Odorous

Emitting an odor;
Odoriferous blossoms
Odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack

Odoriferous

Emitting an odor;
Odoriferous blossoms
Odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack

Odorous

Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers

Odoriferous

Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers

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