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Injurious vs Putrid - What's the difference?

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Injurious is a related term of putrid.


As adjectives the difference between injurious and putrid

is that injurious is causing physical harm or injury; harmful while putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

injurious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing physical harm or injury; harmful.
  • Causing harm to one's reputation; slanderous, libelous, invidious.

    • Synonyms

    * harmful; see also * slanderous, libelous, defamatory * See also

    Derived terms

    * injuriously * injuriousness

    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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