sudoriferous adjective su·do·rif·er·ous \ ˌsü-də-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs \ Trending Now: More Trending: symbiote charlatan lowlife kakistocracy slimeball SEE ALL See What's Trending Now See More Trending Words What's Trending Now More Trending Words symbiote 'an organism living in symbiosis' charlatan 'faker or fraud' lowlife 'a person of low moral character' kakistocracy 'government by the worst people' slimeball 'a morally repulsive or odious person' SEE ALL Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared Definition of sudoriferous : producing or conveying sweat sudoriferous glands a sudoriferous duct Origin and Etymology of sudoriferous Late Latin sudorifer, from Latin sudor sweat (from sudare to sweat) + -ifer -iferous — more at sweat NEW! Time Traveler First Known Use: 1597 in the meaning defined above See Words from the same year Seen and Heard What made you want to look up sudoriferous? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). show hide