odoriferous

adjective

odor·if·er·ous | \ˌō-də-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs

Definition of odoriferous

1 : yielding an odor : odorous

2 : morally offensive odoriferous legislation

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The odoriferous offender is the manufacturer of inflation data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, "The Canard About Falling Incomes," 3 June 2018 In both trees, and in many other odoriferous species, the chemical source of the scent may be the same. — C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, "What Gives the Sycamore Its Smell?," 31 July 2017 Despite the infamous reputation of the spiky, odoriferous... — Charles Passy, WSJ, "Chefs No Longer Turning Up Their Noses at Pungent Durian," 27 Jan. 2017 Periodic attempts to build canals around the waterfalls brought slow-moving, stagnant, odoriferous waters that seemed to symbolize the inertia of government. — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, "Draining the Swamp," 19 Jan. 2017

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