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putrid (PYOO trid) (adjective), more putrid, most putrid
1. Pertaining to something that is decomposed, rotten, and foul-smelling: There was a putrid odor from the meat that Margaret took out of the refrigerator, and she knew that it could not be eaten, so she threw it into the garbage can to be disposed of.
2. A reference to being morally corrupt and foul: The politician was considered to have a putrid character because he was full of illegal activities that were focused on getting him more money.
4. Descriptive of anything that is extremely objectionable or vile: Before the man was captured and sentenced to death, the putrid killer had murdered all four members of his family, including his wife and three children, and ten people in a movie theater.
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2. A reference to being morally corrupt and foul: The politician was considered to have a putrid character because he was full of illegal activities that were focused on getting him more money.
4. Descriptive of anything that is extremely objectionable or vile: Before the man was captured and sentenced to death, the putrid killer had murdered all four members of his family, including his wife and three children, and ten people in a movie theater.
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“putrid”
(Greek: rotten, putrid, putrefaction, decay; poisoning from bacterial action)
(infectious diseases via the transmission of foul, putrid air)