The meaning of Putrid

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

adjective

Having rotted or decomposed.

Usage examples:

Decayed animal and plant matter

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Past simple and past participle of decay

Usage examples:

Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

adjective

Rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The odour of decaying fish

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Past simple and past participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

adjective

(of organic matter) in the process of decaying.

Usage examples:

Decomposing fungi

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Present participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

adjective

Smelling extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The fetid water of the marsh

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread

adjective

Covered with mould

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

adverb

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.

Usage examples:

The man ran off

preposition

Moving away and often down from.

Usage examples:

He rolled off the bed

adjective

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.

Usage examples:

Even the greatest athletes have off days

adjective

Smelling extremely unpleasant.

noun

An agent or substance that causes putrefaction.

adjective

Putrefactive.

adjective

Relating to or causing decay.

Usage examples:

They were killed by the putrefactive bacteria

verb

(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

The body was beginning to putrefy

verb

Past simple and past participle of putrefy

Usage examples:

The smell of putrefying flesh, the body had putrefied beyond recognition.

adjective

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

Usage examples:

The odour of putrescent flesh

adjective

(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.

Usage examples:

Rancid meat

adjective

(of food containing a fat such as butter or oil) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

adjective

Suffering from decay.

Usage examples:

Rotten eggs

adverb

To an extreme degree; very much.

Usage examples:

Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective

See at rot.

Usage examples:

A rotten trick, rotten behavior

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Usage examples:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Usage examples:

The leaves were turning black with rot

noun

A process of deterioration; a decline in standards.

Usage examples:

There is enough talent in the team to stop the rot

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

adjective

(of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently.

Usage examples:

He acts like a spoiled brat

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

adjective

Foul-smelling.

Usage examples:

He was locked in a stinking cell

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

She is obviously stinking rich

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer