|ōdə|rif(ə)rəs adjective
Etymology: Latin odorifer odoriferous (from odor + -i- + -fer -ferous) + English -ous — more at odor
1. : bearing or yielding an odor : odorous
the constituents of perfumes … the vehicle or solvent, the fixative, and the odoriferous elements — R.N.Shreve
as
a. : sweet-smelling : fragrant , balmy
odoriferous flowers
odoriferous spices
b. : ill-smelling : malodorous
odoriferous stockyards
odoriferous fumes
2. : morally offensive
odoriferous legislation
• odor·if·er·ous·ly adverb
• odor·if·er·ous·ness noun -es