| a. | 1. | Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; - said of animal or vegetable matter; | ||||||
| 2. | Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter;
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| Adj. | 1. | putrid - of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition" |
| 2. | putrid - having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" | |
| 3. | putrid - in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham | |
| 4. | putrid - offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" | |
| 5. | putrid - morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court" |