0 decayed and having an unpleasant smell: --
1 very unpleasant or ugly: --
2 very decayed and having an unpleasant smell: --
He was kept in a bare, squalid cell, given only meager rations to eat and putrid water to drink.
Hydrogen sulfide, some of its salts, and almost all organic sulfides have a strong and putrid stench; rotting biomass releases these.
The smell is weak when the mushroom is young, but becomes putrid in older specimens, reminiscent of carrion.
Humans, and other animals, have developed senses that enable them to evaluate the potability of water by avoiding water that is too salty or putrid.
The expeditionary force was small, it was the dry season and so the river was low, and the climate was putrid.
The different sorts of airs, such as putrid airs or inflammable air, were looked upon as atmospheric air with some impurities, much like muddied water.
They appear above the ground, bloom for 23 days and have a putrid odour.
Malodorous volatile thiols are protein degradation products found in putrid food, so sensitive identification of these compounds is crucial to avoiding intoxication.
