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Adjective: putrid  pyootrid
  1. Of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
    "putrid decomposition"
     
  2. In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odour
    "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"
     
  3. Morally corrupt or evil
    "the putrid atmosphere of the court"

See also: corrupt, putrefaction, putridity, putridness, stale

Encyclopedia: Putrid