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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pyoo-trid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu trɪd



Definition of putridity

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Medieval Latin putriditas, from Latin putridus (see putrid).
  • As in putrefaction : noun decay
  • As in putrescence : noun decay
  • As in putridness : noun decay
  • As in spoilage : noun decay
  • As in decay : noun breaking down, collapse
  • As in decomposition : noun rot, breakdown
  • As in filth : noun dirt, pollution
Example sentences :
  • Or is it just a casual result, a mere loss of hair due to putridity?
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • When they have done their work, sweet flowers may grow out of this putridity.
  • Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
  • Rottenness, putridity is excellent for land, but bad for Boroughs.
  • Extract from : « Rural Rides » by William Cobbett
  • You cannot avoid the rank products while the putridity remains.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Congo » by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I found him exceedingly weak and sick, with strong tendencies to putridity.
  • Extract from : « Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders » by William A. Alcott
  • So there are two states—a life plunged in putridity, or a heart touched with the Divine nature.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Politicians as corrupt as putridity itself, trembled and cried aloud for help.
  • Extract from : « The Way to Abolish Slavery » by Charles Stearns
  • This mixture removes all putridity, and cleanses away dead flesh.
  • Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
  • It was carefully washed in water, and still remained free from putridity.
  • Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects » by Thomas Henry
  • There is connected with inanition a singular tendency to decomposition and putridity, alike in the blood and viscera.
  • Extract from : « Martyria » by Augustus C. Hamlin

Synonyms for putridity

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