Synonyms for carious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kair-ee-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛər i əs |
Top 10 synonyms for carious Other synonyms for the word carious
- bad
- carious
- carrion
- corroded
- curdled
- decomposed
- decomposing
- disgusting
- effete
- evil-smelling
- feculent
- foul
- frowzy
- fusty
- gamy
- gangrenous
- high
- impure
- loathsome
- malodorous
- moldered
- nasty
- nidorous
- noisome
- noxious
- off
- offensive
- olid
- overripe
- perished
- putrefactive
- putrefied
- putrescent
- rank
- reeky
- repulsive
- riddled
- rotted
- sharp
- sour
- soured
- spoiled
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- tainted
- turned
- unhealthy
- wasted
- whiffy
- withered
Définition of carious
Origin :- 1670s, from French carieux (16c.), from Latin cariosus "full of decay," from caries "rottenness, decay" (see caries).
- As in rancid : adj rotten, strong-smelling
- As in decayed : adj rotten, falling apart
- If one of the molars is found to be carious, it should be extracted.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
- A carious smile, almost a pitying smile, was hovering on her lips.
- Extract from : « Verner's Pride » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- I healed malignant tubercular diphtheria and carious bones that could be dented in by the fingers.
- Extract from : « What is Christian Science? » by M. M. Mangasarian
- I have seen nothing in these carious forms which does not reveal the mechanical action of these waters.
- Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- They exist in the mouth; those in carious teeth are often sufficient to injuriously affect digestion and health.
- Extract from : « The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition » by A. W. Duncan
- One shake more, and like a row of carious teeth they were all in Mr. Schnackenberger's hand.
- Extract from : « The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 » by Thomas de Quincey
- If there is infection of the gums and the teeth are carious, the breath is extremely foul—a sign long associated with scurvy.
- Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
- The indiscriminate use of viper broth is not proper at all times, or in all cases of carious bones.
- Extract from : « A dissertation on the inutility of the amputation of limbs » by Johann Ulrich Bilguer
- In some cases the odor arising from carious teeth is combined with that of the stomach.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million » by Sarah Josepha Hale
- Carious teeth and oral sepsis, from whatsoever cause, lead to the same trouble.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 » by Various
Antonyms for carious
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