putrid

(pyū'trĭd)
adj.

1. Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten.
2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
3. Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love" (Louis Auchincloss).
4. Extremely objectionable; vile.

[Middle English putred, from Old French putride, from Latin putridus, from putrēre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten.]

putridity pu·trid'i·ty (-trĭd'ĭ-tē) or pu'trid·ness (-trĭd-nĭs) n.
putridly pu'trid·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Impaired because of decay: bad, rotten. See better/worse, taste/bad taste, thrive/fail/exist.
2. Smelling of mildew or decay: frowzy, fusty, moldy, musty, rancid, rank², rotten. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.

adj

Definition: rotten, stinking
Antonyms: fresh, perfumed, sweet

mod. alcohol intoxicated.  That guy is stinking drunk. Putrid, in fact.

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IN BRIEF: Rotten and having an unpleasant smell.

The compost pile has a putrid smell because it has not been turned over enough.

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Rotten; putrified.

For a list of words related to putrid, see:

• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Smells - putrid: (adj) in state of foul decay and decomposition with accompanying odor of rot
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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See words rhyming with "putridity."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rådden, stinkende, modbydelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verrot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - faulig, verdorben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σάπιος, σαπρός, σε αποσύνθεση, άθλιος

Italiano (Italian)
putrido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pútrido

Русский (Russian)
разлагающийся, гнилой, омерзительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - putrefacto, pútrido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rutten, vedervärdig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腐败的, 腐化堕落的, 放出恶臭的, 讨人厌的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 腐敗的, 腐化墮落的, 放出惡臭的, 討人厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부패한, 악취가 나는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 腐敗した, 悪臭を放つ, 堕落した, 腐った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عفن, كريه, فاسد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רקוב, רע, ראוי לבוז, מאיכות ירודה, מושחת‬

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