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Odoriferous Mar O Duh Rif Uhr Uhs Adjective Giving Odor Morally Offensive

Front odoriferous \o-duh-RIF-uhr-uhs\
Back adjective:
1. Giving off an odor.
2. Morally offensive.

[From Latin odor + -ferous (bearing), from ferre (to bear).]

"Boys are fully aware of their odoriferous ways and are reluctant to change without the proper inspiration." - Curtis Weber; When Guiding Boys, Better to Open Your Heart Than Follow Your Nose; Kansas City Star; Mar 12, 2010.

"It's dead certain that when Arnold Schwarzenegger walks out of the governor's Capitol office next January, he'll leave the odoriferous budget mess behind." - Dan Walters; Candidates All Agree on Silence; Sacramento Bee (California); Mar 14, 2010. 

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