Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wednesday Word: Odoriferous


odoriferous |ˌōdəˈrifərəs|adjectivehaving or giving off a smell, esp. an unpleasant or distinctive one spicily concocted with odoriferous herbs |an odoriferous pile of fish remains.DERIVATIVESodoriferously adverbORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin odorifer‘odor-bearing’ -ous .

I'm sticking with stinky. It's much easier to pronounce.

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    1. You could use it in a conversation and insult someone without them realizing it. :P

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  2. But it's such a fun word to say!

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