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adjective
Date: 15th century
1. yielding an odor ; odorous
2. morally offensive <odoriferous legislation> • odoriferously adverb • odoriferousness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
odoriferous
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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 Webster] {O… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odoriferous — (adj.) early 15c., that has a scent, with OUS (Cf. ous) + L. odorifer odoriferous, fragrant, lit. bearing odor, from odor (see ODOR (Cf. odor)) + ferre to bear, carry (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Usually in a positive sense … Etymology dictionary
odoriferous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having an odour. ORIGIN from Latin odorifer odour bearing … English terms dictionary
odoriferous — [ō΄dər if′ər əs] adj. [ME < L odorifer: see ODOR & FEROUS] giving off an odor, now often, specif., a strong or offensive one odoriferously adv … English World dictionary
odoriferous — adjective Having an odor or fragrance. The tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; namely, the highly prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state. Syn: odorous … Wiktionary
odoriferous substance — kvapioji medžiaga statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Malonaus kvapo organinis junginys. atitikmenys: angl. fragrant substance; odoriferous substance; odorous substance rus. душистое вещество; пахучее вещество … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
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 — Having a scent, perfume, or odor. SYN: odorous. [odor + L. fero, to bear] * * * odor·if·er·ous .ōd ə rif (ə )rəs adj yielding an odor: ODOROUS * * * odor·if·er·ous (o″dər ifґər əs) [odor + ferous] fragrant; emitting an odor … Medical dictionary
odoriferous — o|do|rif|er|ous [ˌəudərˈıfərəs US ˌou ] adj old fashioned [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: odorifer carrying a smell ] ↑odorous … Dictionary of contemporary English
odoriferous — o|dor|if|er|ous [ ,oudə rıf(ə)rəs ] adjective LITERARY with a strong smell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
