putrid
1. [ adjective ] offensively malodorous
Synonyms: foul-smelling fetid foul stinking funky smelly noisome foetid
Examples:

"a putrid smell"

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

Related terms: rotten
3. [ adjective ] having undergone infection
Synonyms: festering pussy purulent infected
Examples:

"festering sores" "an infected wound"

Related terms: septic
4. [ adjective ] of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
Examples:

"putrid decomposition"

Related terms: rot
5. [ adjective ] morally corrupt or evil
Examples:

"the putrid atmosphere of the court"

Related terms: corrupt
Similar spelling:   putridity
  puttyroot