# Words one can get confused

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**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772 "2022-09-18T20:10:31Z")\
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From [another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/490) active today:

**odorous** : having an odor, whether good, bad, or indifferent  
**malodorous** : having a bad odor  
**odoriferous** : synonym of _odorous_  
**onerous** : burdensome  
**odious** : detestable

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