putrid
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈpjuːtrɪd/
:
pútrido
- After the flood receded, the putrid odor from the decaying debris filled the air.
- putrid smell
- putrid odor
- putrid stench
Was this like huge hole in the ground just filled with like putrid black water.
- Was this like huge hole in the ground just filled with like putrid black water.
- Honestly, the smell is pretty putrid right now.
- I mean like the the list of putrid would be like sewage.
Examples
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Bumstead is assailed by a wave of putrid smells.
Fiction book (1998) -
Desperate to rid her mouth of the putrid taste, she grabs Patrick's full glass of water and drains it in a heartbeat.
Fiction book (2000) -
Honestly, the smell is pretty putrid right now.
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Half of the water has gone; the rest is nearly putrid!
Fiction book (1992) -
Grass clippings and some sort of putrid ditch water.
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When I awoke in the morning, the putrid scent of blood and deer musk filled the room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Each of their ten thousand eyes darted back and forth, and a putrid new odor filled the room.
Fiction book (2002) -
The dark-green nylon was brown now, putrid-smelling, and sticky with dirt.
Fiction book (2002) -
An inadequate number of fluorescent lights cast putrid green shadows that intensified the humidity while failing to fully illuminate the area.
Fiction book (2000) -
The garbage left outside for weeks had developed a putrid smell that made it unbearable to walk by.
Synonyms
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1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
81
1.0
Gone bad and no longer good to eat or use
29
2.1
Has soft green or black growth and often smells bad
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
20
4.5
A bad, sharp smell or taste from spoiled oil
8
7.9
A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
3
3.4
The breaking down of dead plants and animals by bacteria or fungi
1
8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
8.2
A very bad smell like rotten food
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3.0
Damaged by decay so it is no longer safe or useful
1
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
1
9.9
Full of a strong bad smell that makes the air feel unhealthy
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away
Having a strong, unpleasant smell
Smelling very bad and looking dirty
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Etymology
Putrid comes from the Latin root putr-, from putere, meaning 'to stink'. So putrid describes something that is very 'rotten' and gives a strong, bad smell.