putrid

putrid

adjective

Definition of PUTRID

having undergone organic breakdown <the putrid remains of a dead raccoon on the side of the highway>

Synonyms addled, bad, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, putrid, spoiled

Related Words curdled, fermented, off, rancid, rank, sour, soured, sourish, turned; contaminated, defiled, fouled, impure, polluted, tainted; corroded, crumbled, degenerated, deteriorated, disintegrated; decaying, decomposing, disintegrating, mildewy, moldering, moldy, putrefying, putrescent, rotting; gangrenous

Near Antonyms fresh, good, sweet; preserved, pristine, uncontaminated, undefiled, unpolluted, unspoiled, untainted, untouched

Antonyms undecomposed