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Odiferous vs Odorous - What's the difference?

odiferous | odorous |

As adjectives the difference between odiferous and odorous

is that odiferous is odoriferous; smelly while odorous is having a distinctive odor.

odiferous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Odoriferous; smelly
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    odorous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * odourous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a distinctive odor.
    • The table was piled with odorous lilies.

    Synonyms

    * odoriferous