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putrid
/ˈpjuː.trɪd/ adjective DECAYED
1. decayed and having an unpleasant smell
the putrid body of a dead fox
What's that putrid smell ?
/ˈpjuː.trɪd/ adjective UNPLEASANT
2. informal very unpleasant or ugly
a dress in a putrid shade of yellow
rotten
/ˈrɒt. ə n/ /ˈrɑː.t ə n/ adjective
1. decayed
The room smelled of rotten vegetables.
2. very bad
rotten weather
old-fashioned It was rotten of you to leave without saying goodbye.
ripe
/raɪp/ adjective FRUIT/CROPS
1. (of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten
Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green.
/raɪp/ adjective CHEESE
2. describes cheese which has developed a strong flavour
This brie smells good and ripe.
/raɪp/ adjective SMELL
3. describes a smell which is strong and unpleasant
There was a ripe smell from his socks.
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