odor·if·er·ous | \ ˌō-də-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs 
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\Definition of odoriferous
1 : yielding an odor : odorous
2 : morally offensive
odoriferous legislation
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Recent Examples on the Web Quiroz said her alliance recognizes that chemicals will have to be used to win the war against the odoriferous plant invader.
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Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, "It may look like a wildflower, but 'stinknet' is a menace to native plants and people," 26 Mar. 2020 The Lions are one of the league’s more odoriferous teams and, due to injuries to starter Matthew Stafford and backup Jeff Driskel, had undrafted rookie David Blough at quarterback.
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Bob Sansevere, Twin Cities, "Bob Sansevere: Vikings are good, but maybe not quite good enough," 8 Dec. 2019 The odoriferous offender is the manufacturer of inflation data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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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.
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C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, "What Gives the Sycamore Its Smell?," 31 July 2017 Despite the infamous reputation of the spiky, odoriferous...
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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.
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Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, "Draining the Swamp," 19 Jan. 2017
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odoriferous
adjectiveodor·if·er·ous | \ ˌōd-ə-ˈrif-(ə-)rəs \
\Medical Definition of odoriferous
: yielding an odor : odorous
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