About The Word Putrid
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Putrid
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What's The Definition Of Putrid?
[adj] morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
[adj] offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [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" [adj] having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound" Synonyms | Synonyms for Putrid: corrupt | festering | fetid | foetid | foul | foul-smelling | funky | infected | malodorous | noisome | purulent | pussy | putrefied | putrified | rotten | septic | smelly | stinking Related Terms | Find terms related to Putrid: See Also | Putrid In Webster's Dictionary \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.
puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:
cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]
1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --
said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See
{Putrefaction}.
2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or
vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.
{Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the
decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and
diseased textures of the body.
{Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the
fauces and pharynx.
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