putrid

adjective/ˈpjuːtrɪd/

Frequency rank: #17,158 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Decaying and having a very bad smell; rotten.

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Example sentence

We had to leave the room because the smell from the garbage was absolutely putrid.

Synonyms & related words

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