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putrid Definition

pu·trid (pyo̵̅o̅trid)

adjective

  1. decomposed; rotten and foul-smelling
  2. causing, showing, or proceeding from decay
  3. morally corrupt; depraved
  4. Informal very disagreeable or unpleasant

Etymology: Fr putride < L putridus < putrere: see putrescent

putrid Related Forms

pu·trid·ity noun or pu·trid·ness pu·tridly adverb

putrid Synonyms

putrid

modif.

corrupt, putrified, decayed; see rotten 1.

putrid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • stench: However, once beyond the putrid stench of ammonia we were treated to a real surprise.
  • smell: It was dark, cold and there was a putrid smell, as tho something had gone rotten in there.
  • water: I was extremely thirsty, but there was only a bottle of putrid water in the cell.
  • matter: If putrid matter is corruption, then corruption is a natural process.
  • fever: John Luttig claimed she died of putrid fever on 20th December, 1812.
  • meat: All the rest was of a piece; dry salad, putrid meat, and bread harder than English cookie.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: The smell by now was so putrid that we were all feeling ill.
  • even: It is also a traditional way of purifying and sweetening water, known to render even putrid water palatable.

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