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Word of the Day – Odoriferous

By May 3, 2026Word of the Day

Odoriferous (adj)

oh-der-if-er-us

Yielding or diffusing an odor.

1425–75; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin odōriferus “smelling of (something)

Example sentences

“The blossom along the bank here is rather odoriferous, it smells absolutely divine”

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