Putrid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten.
  • adj. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
  • adj. Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love” ( Louis Auchincloss).
  • adj. Extremely objectionable; vile.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
  • Equivalent
    corrupt    stale   
    Cross Reference
    putrid sore throat    putrid fever    odor    rotten    foul   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    decomposed    rotten    decompose    malodorous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fetid    noxious    rancid    pestilential    nauseous    brackish    malodorous    slimy    unwholesome    acrid