Definition of "putrid"

putrid

/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/

adjective
comparative more putrid, superlative most putrid
1. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
  Quotations
  Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.
  1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts]; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925,
  […] vast quantities of putrid whale flesh were blasted into the sky
  2020 December, Dave Barry, Year in review
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
3. Vile, disgusting.
4. Morally corrupt.
5. Totally objectionable.

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