putrid
/ˈpju.tɹɪd/ adjective C2- Rotting, rotten, putrefying. · putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction; especially, having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh. · a putrid sore; putrid odor
- Vile, disgusting.
- Morally corrupt.
- Totally objectionable .
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The River Thames, long treated as a convenient repository for the untreated effluent of over two million residents, was rapidly transformed into a sluggish, putrid canal.
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