odoriferous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/ / /ˌəʊdəˈɹɪfɹəs/ / /ˌoʊdəˈɹɪfəɹəs/
adj
Etymology: From Latin. By surface analysis, odor + -i- (“bearing, carrying”) + -ferous.
- Having an odor or fragrance.
“Lewis the eleventh had a conceit everything did stinke about him, all the odoriferous perfumes they could get, would not ease him, but still hee^([sic]) smelled a filthy stinke.”
“True, the rich spices, the perfumed woods, the fragrant oils, which would feed the sacred fire of my funeral pyre, would save my mortal remains from that corruption which makes the disgust of death even worse than its dread. A few odoriferous ashes alone would be left for my urn.”