Putrid vs Acrid - What's the difference?
putrid | acrid |
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
Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent.
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Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.
As adjectives the difference between putrid and acrid
is that putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction while acrid is sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent.putrid
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "putrid" is often applied: smell, odor, flesh, matter, meat.Synonyms
* malodorousSee also
* rotten * foul * odorAnagrams
* ----acrid
English
Adjective
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