Cadaverous vs Putrid - What's the difference?
cadaverous | putrid |
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
Vile, disgusting.
morally corrupt
totally objectionable
As adjectives the difference between cadaverous and putrid
is that cadaverous is corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver while putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.cadaverous
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(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}