sudoriferous

American  

[soo-duh-rif-er-uhs] / ˌsu dəˈrɪf ər əs /

adjective

1. bearing or secreting sweat.

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sudoriferous British  

/ ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfərəs /

adjective

1. Also: sudoriparous.  producing or conveying sweat

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Other Word Forms

• sudoriferousness noun

Etymology

Origin of sudoriferous

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin sūdōrifer “sweat bearing,” equivalent to Latin sūdōr-, stem of sūdor “sweat” (noun) + -i- + -fer; -i-, -fer, -ous; akin to Old English sweatan “to sweat” ( sweat ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

She couldn’t reconcile the voice’s version of femininity with the fact that Fitzgerald possessed functional sudoriferous glands.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

After many sudoriferous hours, the friends of Senator Harding executed their coup and Harding was nominated.

From Time Magazine Archive

I hope he enjoys the odoriferous, sudoriferous resting-place.

From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Naturally, in harmony with this evolution of the mouth, the salivary glands belong genetically to one series with the sudoriferous, sebaceous, and mammary glands.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August