Putrid – In a state of decay; rotten
(Pronounced pyoo-trid)
To remember the definition of the word putrid, use the following mnemonic:
The pupil got rid (putrid) of his school dinner because it was decaying and smelt rotten.
Examples of putrid in a sentence
They cut into the cake to realise it was putrid inside.
Taking out the trash was an awful job, leaving you with putrid vegetables all over your hands.
The sewers in the big city smelt putrid, with gas bellowing from pipes on the sidewalk.
