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Word: Odoriferous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin odorifer ‘odour-bearing’ + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌəʊdəˈrɪf(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one
Short Definition:having smell
Examples:- an odoriferous pile of fish
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