odoriferous

Example Sentences

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All this odoriferous research has convinced some scientists that DMS is intimately associated with life, making it an ideal biosignature if found hundreds of light years away on some lonely planet.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

“We had to find another solution for the Parisian market, which is the biggest,” said Demond, slicing open the packing tape on a Styrofoam box of durian, the odoriferous East Asian fruit.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

Haters say it has an odoriferous smell; those who like the durian, on the other hand, call it the “king of fruits.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s paintings, with their emphasis on interiors, Corbin sees the “expression of a new sensitivity to smell,” of wanting to shut out the odoriferous world beyond.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

Or, truth tolt, they don’t get upset by being odoriferous their own selfs.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis