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Meaning of odiferous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
əʊˈdɪfəɹəs

Definitions

Odoriferous; smelly

proscribed, sometimes

Examples

“Smith had Miss Martin's hand. Speeding up one two three flights. Making one abrupt detour on the fourth. Where Smith pulled open a door just off the landing. "Into this mop closet, Miss Martin, fast." Feet outside the mop closet. Feet moving off again. Sounds like four pairs. Or five. Some of the rags in here are odiferous.”
“Emanating from 300 cheeses of 11 European countries, it quite overwhelms the odiferous tramp of American tourists, intent on completing their Burberried English look by tucking a Stilton under each arm; […]”
“But as more fathers have taken hands-on roles in child rearing, tackling some of the grittier and more odiferous chores of parenthood […].”
“19 May 2015, Ken Pontac, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, episode 41 (season 2 episode 15) The Ghost Behind the Throne Lord Betrayus Spheros (voiced by Samuel Vincent Khouth, speaking to President-elect Obtuse about his pet skunk) "Something smells rotten in the roundhouse, and it's not your odiferous pet!"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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