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putridity
pu·trid P0679500 (pyo͞o′trĭd)adj.1. Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten: putrid meat.2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction: a putrid odor.3. Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love" (Louis Auchincloss).4. Of extremely poor quality; atrocious or contemptible: a good play ruined by putrid acting.
[Middle English putred, from Old French putride, from Latin putridus, from putrēre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]
pu·trid′i·ty (-trĭd′ĭ-tē), pu′trid·ness (-trĭd-nĭs) n.pu′trid·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | putridity - the state of being putridimpureness, impurity - the condition of being impure |
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