putridity.

The state of being rotten or decomposed, commonly with offensive smell.

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Words that belong together

• the putridity of decaying matter
• signs of putridity

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The putridity of the discarded tissue made her turn away before she saw it clearly.

Heat accelerated the putridity of the matter trapped beneath the floor.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.