putrid | ||
1. | [ adjective ] offensively malodorous | |
Synonyms: | foul-smelling fetid foul stinking funky smelly noisome foetid | |
Examples: | "a putrid smell" |
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Related terms: | malodorous | |
2. | [ adjective ] in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor | |
Synonyms: | putrified putrefied | |
Examples: | "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham |
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Related terms: | rotten | |
3. | [ adjective ] having undergone infection | |
Synonyms: | festering pussy purulent infected | |
Examples: | "festering sores" "an infected wound" |
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Related terms: | septic | |
4. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or attended by putrefaction | |
Examples: | "putrid decomposition" |
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Related terms: | rot | |
5. | [ adjective ] morally corrupt or evil | |
Examples: | "the putrid atmosphere of the court" |
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Related terms: | corrupt | |
Similar spelling: |
putridity puttyroot |