ADJECTIVE | pert | putrid | of or relating to or attended by putrefaction |
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all | putrid | in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor | |
all | putrid | morally corrupt or evil |
Sounds | pyuw'trihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | Of or relating to or attended by putrefaction. | |
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Example | "putrid decomposition" | |
Spanish | podrido, putrefacto, pútrido | |
Nouns | putrefaction | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
putridity | the state of being putrid | |
putridness | in a state of progressive putrefaction |
Meaning | In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor. | |
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Example | "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham | |
Broader | stale | Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age |
Spanish | corrompido, descompuesto, pasado, podrido, putrefacto | |
Catalan | corromput, descompost, passat, podrit, putrefacte | |
Nouns | putrescence | the quality of rotting and becoming putrid |
putridity | the state of being putrid | |
putridness | in a state of progressive putrefaction |
Meaning | morally corrupt or evil. | |
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Example | "the putrid atmosphere of the court" | |
Broader | corrupt | lacking in integrity |
Spanish | pútrido |
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