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- pronunciation:
- pyu
trihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition.
The putrid meat gave off a nauseating smell.- synonyms:
- addled, decaying, decomposing, rotten
- similar words:
- bad, moldy, mortified, purulent, rancid, saprogenic, sour, spoiled
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| definition 2: |
having a strong unpleasant odor, as of decaying matter.
They breathed the foul air of the putrid swamp.- synonyms:
- fetid, rancid, rank, rotten, sour
- similar words:
- foul, moldy, musty, noisome, sickening, spoiled
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| definition 3: |
exceptionally bad or offensive.
I think these gory movies are simply putrid.- synonyms:
- offensive, revolting
- similar words:
- awful, bad, disgusting, fulsome, horrible, loathsome, objectionable, rank, repellent, repulsive, rotten, sickening, terrible
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| derivations: |
putridly (adv.), putridity (n.), putridness (n.) |
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