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Synonyms for putrid

Adjective

1. putrid
usage: of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition"
2. infected, purulent, pussy, putrid, septic (vs. antiseptic)
usage: having undergone infection; "a purulent wound"
3. putrefied, putrified, putrid, rotten (vs. unrotten)
usage: in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
4. fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking, malodorous (vs. fragrant), malodourous
usage: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
5. putrid, corrupt (vs. incorrupt)
usage: morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
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