Putrid vs Musty - What's the difference?
putrid | musty |
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
Having a stale odor.
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As adjectives the difference between putrid and musty
is that putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction while musty is having a stale odor.putrid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "putrid" is often applied: smell, odor, flesh, matter, meat.Synonyms
* malodorousSee also
* rotten * foul * odorAnagrams
* ----musty
English
Adjective
(er)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.