As an adjective putrid
is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
As a verb fester is
to become septic; to become rotten.
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putrid English
Adjective
( en adjective)
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
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "putrid" is often applied: smell, odor, flesh, matter, meat.
Synonyms
* malodorous
Related terms
* putrefaction
* putrescence
* putrescent
* putrid fever
* putrid sore throat
* putrify
See also
* rotten
* foul
* odor
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fester English
Verb
( en verb)
To become septic; to become rotten.
* Milton
- Wounds immedicable / Rankle, and fester , and gangrene.
To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
- Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester .
* Macaulay
- Hatred festered in the hearts of the children of the soil.
To cause to fester or rankle.
* Marston
- For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, / And fester'd rankling malice in my breast.
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