Putrid
['pjuːtrɪd]
Definition
(adj.) morally corrupt or evil; 'the putrid atmosphere of the court' .
(adj.) in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; 'horrible like raw and putrid flesh'- Somerset Maugham .
(adj.) of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; 'putrid decomposition' .
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Definition
(a.) Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction.
(a.) Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Rotten, decayed, corrupt, putrefied, carious.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Stinking, corrupt, offensive, decayed, decomposed, rotten, foul, mean, base,worthless
ANT:Wholesome, sound, inoffensive, pure, redolent, fresh, healthful, sweet,honorable, worthy
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Examples
- Almost of its own volition, my dagger flew up above that putrid heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The savages sat huddled close together round their fire, with fruits, bones, and half-putrid flesh. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The crews were rotten with scurvy; there was little water and that bad, and putrid biscuit to eat. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I hope not of a putrid infectious sort. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Ever did I think you carried the heart of a sorak in your putrid breast. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The strong, thriving state of your mint, in putrid air, seems to show that the air is mended by taking something from it, and not by adding to it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- They subsisted on shell fish, putrid whale's blubber, or a few tasteless berries and fungi. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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