- odoriferously
- adverb see odoriferous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
odoriferously
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Odoriferously — Odoriferous O dor*if er*ous, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor + ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and 1st {Bear}.] Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odoriferously — See odoriferous. * * * … Universalium
odoriferously — əʊdÉ™ rɪfÉ™rÉ™slɪ adv. while spreading a scent, while giving off a smell (especially a good one) … English contemporary dictionary
odoriferously — odor·if·er·ous·ly … English syllables
odoriferously — adverb see odoriferous * * * odorifˈerously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑odour … Useful english dictionary
odoriferous — odoriferously, adv. odoriferousness, odoriferosity /oh deuh rif euh ros i tee/, n. /oh deuh rif euhr euhs/, adj. yielding or diffusing an odor. [1425 75; late ME < ML odoriferus smelling of (something), equiv. to odor ODOR + i I + ferus FEROUS]… … Universalium
odoriferous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. yielding an odor ; odorous 2. morally offensive < odoriferous legislation > • odoriferously adverb • odoriferousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
odoriferousness — See odoriferously. * * * … Universalium
aromatically — adv. fragrantly, odoriferously; by fragrance, by smell … English contemporary dictionary
odoriferous — [ˌəʊdə rɪf(ə)rəs] adjective having an odour. Derivatives odoriferously adverb Origin ME: from L. odorifer odour bearing + ous … English new terms dictionary
