putridity
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9.9
- noun
- /pjuːˈtrɪdəti/
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putridez
- And every time I've gone against them, they've hooked me up with their putridity.
Like in this time of impending doom and wretchedness and it just putridity.
- Like in this time of impending doom and wretchedness and it just putridity.
Examples
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After several days in the heat, the putridity of the garbage became unbearable.
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Florence Nightingale placed this belief in the putridity of "stagnant air" at the center of her rules.
Academic text (2007) -
The putridity of the rotting food made it unsafe to eat.
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The putridity of the water in the abandoned pond was a serious health hazard.
Synonyms
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4.6
A state when food or wood goes bad
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8.9
The rotting of dead plants or animals that makes a bad smell
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9.9
A state of rotting that gives a bad smell
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8.2
A strong bad smell from rotting things
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8.1
A bad smell or taste in food when fats go bad
A strong unpleasant smell and taste from old fats like butter
A very strong bad air that makes you think of rotting things or disease
Antonyms
How Putrid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Putridity comes from the Latin root putr- meaning 'rot' and is like the words putrid and putrefy. So, putridity means the quality of being 'rotten' or in foul decay.