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Putridity

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pu·trid  (pytrd)
adj.
1. Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten.
2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
3. Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love" (Louis Auchincloss).
4. Extremely objectionable; vile.
[Middle English putred, from Old French putride, from Latin putridus, from putrre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
pu·tridi·ty (-trd-t), putrid·ness (-trd-ns) n.
putrid·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.putridity - the state of being putrid
impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure


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