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Filthy vs Putrid - What's the difference?

filthy | putrid |

As adjectives the difference between filthy and putrid

is that filthy is covered with filth; very dirty while putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

filthy

English

(wikipedia filthy)

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with filth; very dirty.
  • Obscene or offensive.
  • Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

    • Antonyms

    * (covered with filth ): pristine * (obscene ): holy, venerable

    Synonyms

    * (covered with filth ): sleazy, slimy, grimy * (obscene ): gruesome

    Derived terms

    * filthy rich * filthily

    Quotations

    * (obscene'') 1987:''' “'''Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.” -''Final Diary , Michael Grumley

    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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