Putrid

//ˈpjuː.tɹɪd// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

    "putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat"

  2. 2
    Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.

    "putrid smell; putrid odor"

  3. 3
    Vile, disgusting.
  4. 4
    Morally corrupt.
  5. 5
    Totally objectionable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    morally corrupt or evil wordnet
  2. 2
    in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor wordnet
  3. 3
    of or relating to or attended by putrefaction wordnet

Synonyms

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corruptmalodorousbadbad-smellingbarfybum

Antonyms

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nice

Example

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"A putrid smell came up out of the hole in the ground."

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“I am rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).

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