adj. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
adj. Vile, disgusting.
adj. morally corrupt
adj. totally objectionable
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter. See putrefaction.
adj. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In a state of decay or putrefaction; exhibiting putrefaction; corrupt; fetid from rottenness; stinking: said of animal and vegetable bodies: as putrid flesh.
Indicating a state of putrefaction; proceeding from or pertaining to putrefaction: as, a putrid scent.
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adj. morally corrupt or evil
adj. of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
adj. in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
Word Usage
"And when we tried to cheer him up with the prospect of a second Waterloo, the Waterloo that all the war-correspondents said was coming off next week, he refused to listen to what he called our putrid gabble."