odiferous

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Recent Examples of odiferous In early September, Bangkok witnessed an odiferous spectacle. Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2023 Morales’ wife thoroughly cleans the odiferous tripe to remove any undesired smell. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023 This odiferous cocktail, Petro-Eschler said, generates its share of constituent complaints. Holly Mullen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 His owner brought over a plate of very odiferous tuna. Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for odiferous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odiferous
Adjective
  • The front door was rusty and the old plumbing in the odorous bathroom had to handle a lot of vomit.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The species was named Odorrana feii, or Fei’s odorous frog, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gary Oldman plays the acerbic Jackson Lamb, the odoriferous chief of Slough House where MI5 agents who just can’t cut it – or who are being punished for one reason or another – are sent.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Spring with its odoriferous aura of renewal?
    Tamar Adler, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Odiferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odiferous. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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