English Dictionary
◊ PUTRID
putrid
adj 1: of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid
decomposition"
2: having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected
wound" [syn: {festering}, {infected}, {purulent}, {pussy}]
3: in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul
odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset
Maugham [syn: {putrefied}, {putrified}]
4: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid},
{foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {stinking}]
5: morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the
court"