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putrid

putrid

5 8.3
Having very bad character and doing dishonest things
  • adjective
  • /ˈpjuːtrɪd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : podrido
  • - What a putrid thing to do.

Examples

  • You'd rather be listening to those putrid new songs?

  • Now... let not one of these putrid heathens live.

  • Your putrid friend refuses to do so and pays the appropriate price.

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  • As far as I'm concerned, he was too decent to run in this putrid cesspool.

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  • I shudder to think what this putrid excuse of a man would have to do or say to actually lose popularity with his horrid.

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  • I don't care for you or the putrid sludge you're trowelling out.

  • The entire system is a putrid, rotten cancer of predator-class ruthlessness, pathological greed, avarice, systemic criminality, and rank evil.

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  • The putrid behavior of the politician shocked everyone in the community.

  • Her putrid attitude towards her colleagues led to a toxic work environment.

  • After the scandal broke, his putrid character was revealed to all.

Synonyms

ugly
vsputrid
268 4.9

Very bad or offensive in a moral way

applies to corrupt character more deeply, not only offensive acts
depraved
vsputrid
  • Formal
48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

is similar but can imply rotten character without perversion focus
slimy
vsputrid
  • Offensive
47 6.5

A person who is dishonest and unpleasant, so others do not trust them

is morally rotten but not limited to feelings of disgust
sordid
vsputrid
46 7.5

Dirty and morally wrong, often involving dishonest or cruel acts

focuses on moral rotten character rather than physical dirtiness
wretched
vsputrid
  • Offensive
15 7.1

Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame

is about corrupt character rather than mainly public contempt
rotten to the core
vsputrid
  • Offensive
4 8.1

Completely dishonest and morally bad in every part

is morally rotten too but does not always stress total depth
flagitious
vsputrid
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people

covers moral rot more broadly rather than extreme criminality
scrofulous
vsputrid
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Having a bad and dishonest character

is the plain moral rotten idea rather than a literary term
pestiferous
vsputrid
  • Literature
1 9.9

Causing people to act badly and lose good values

describes moral rot itself rather than something that spreads it

Antonyms

212 1.4

Morally good and not involved in sexual activity

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

Compounds

A very bad smell like rotten food

How Corrupt

putrid
  • Offensive
5 8.3
corrupt
291 4.4
immoral
144 4.6
upright
15 4.0
honest
1.0

Surface Forms

putrid positive

Etymology

Putrid was later used to talk about people or actions by using the same root putr-, from putere, 'to stink', as a picture of 'rotten' things. So calling a person or system putrid means it is morally 'rotten' or corrupt.