putrid
adjective
in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
putridity
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a word derived from
putrid.
Example Sentences
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Without them, we’d live in a world of putridity and pestilence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But an equally alarming problem surfaced as offenses reached new levels of putridity.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2017
They found meat at Navy depots to be "garbage and putridity in a horrible state".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2013
I love the crazy steeplechase of the NFL season, but there's some justice to Bill Simmons' complaints about the era of "perpetual putridity."
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2011
This disgusting bird, with its bald scarlet head, formed to wallow in putridity, is very common on the west coast, and their attendance on the seals shows on what they rely for their food.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
