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Odiferous vs Odoriferous - What's the difference?

odiferous | odoriferous |

As adjectives the difference between odiferous and odoriferous

is that odiferous is odoriferous; smelly while odoriferous is having an odor or fragrance.

odiferous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Odoriferous; smelly
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    odoriferous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * odouriferous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an odor or fragrance.
  • *1851 , , Moby-Dick , ch. 77,
  • *:The tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state.

    • Synonyms

    * odorous