- putrid-smelling
- adjectivehaving the putrid odor of decaying organic matter• Similar to: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant-smelling, ↑ill-smelling, ↑stinky
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putrid — [pyo͞o′trid] adj. [Fr putride < L putridus < putrere: see PUTRESCENT] 1. decomposed; rotten and foul smelling 2. causing, showing, or proceeding from decay 3. morally corrupt; depraved 4. Informal very disagreeable or unpleasant putridity n … English World dictionary
putrid — Synonyms and related words: bad, bad smelling, barfy, bum, cankered, carious, cheesy, corrupt, crappy, creepy, crummy, decayed, decaying, decomposed, decomposing, degenerate, depraved, dirty, disgusting, fecal, feculent, festering, fetid, filthy … Moby Thesaurus
putrid — pu|trid [ pjutrıd ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL decaying and smelling very bad 2. ) INFORMAL very unpleasant: a putrid yellow color … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
putrid — UK [ˈpjuːtrɪd] / US [ˈpjutrɪd] adjective 1) formal decaying and smelling very bad 2) informal very unpleasant a putrid yellow colour … English dictionary
putrid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decomposed, decayed, rank, foul, rotten, corrupt. See uncleanness, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. corrupt, putrified, decayed; see rotten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rotten,… … English dictionary for students
putrid — [ˈpjuːtrɪd] adj formal decaying and smelling very bad … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ill-smelling — adjective having an unpleasant smell • Syn: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant smelling, ↑stinky • Ant: ↑fragrant (for: ↑malodorous) … Useful english dictionary
unpleasant-smelling — adjective having an unpleasant smell • Syn: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑ill smelling, ↑stinky • Ant: ↑fragrant (for: ↑malodorous) … Useful english dictionary
foul-smelling — adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor. Syn: fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-smelling — adj smelly, stinky, stinking, reeking, fetid, mephitic; foul, malodorous, rank, rancid, rotten; putrid, miasmic, noisome; sickening, Sl. sick making, nauseous; musty, moldy, fusty, sour; stale, stuffy, close … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
