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Rotted vs Putrid - What's the difference?

rotted | putrid |

As adjectives the difference between rotted and putrid

is that rotted is destroyed or damaged by rot while putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

As a verb rotted

is (rot).

rotted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Destroyed or damaged by rot.
  • (Newfoundland) Pissed off, deeply annoyed.

    • Synonyms

    * rotten

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rot)

    • Anagrams

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    References

    * Canadian phrases and sayings

    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

    Anagrams

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