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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