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• a  of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
  putrid decomposition
• s  in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
  horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
• s  morally corrupt or evil
  the putrid atmosphere of the court

• How did the richest country on earth end up watching children cry for food in putrid encampments on the evening news? How did reporters reach crowds of the desperate in places .
• The putrid odor of rotting meat flooded the corridors.
• The 21 women and 18 men, ranging in age from 26 to 72, were in varying stages of decomposition; the smell permeating the house was so putrid that two sickened officers went to .

News & Articles

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• What's Wrong With Hawks' Power Play?
  Even though the Chicago Blackhawks won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, their putrid power play reared its ugly head once again. What has gone wrong? Photo Credit: Getty Images
  June 13, 2013 - NBC Chicago
• Storage wars: The threat of government's vast data lockers
  Major Garrett: Freedom is merely a word, and its definition a putrid joke in a world where a life's history resides forever in a vast database
  June 12, 2013 - CBS News
• Rob Ryan: Run defense has “definitely been fixed”
  A big part of the reason why Rob Ryan is currently the defensive coordinator of the Saints is the team’s putrid work against the run last season. Under former coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, the Saints slumped to the league’s worst run defense. They allowed a league-high 147.6 rushing yards per game and allowed runners to gain…
  June 11, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk

Quotes

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• Steve Spurrier in SportingNews.com
  It was a sad second half for South Carolina, and I'm responsible for that putrid offense,Spurrier said. "We tried to run it on third-and-short, but we couldn't do it. Maybe we should have thrown it a little bit more."
• Bernie Bickerstaff in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  The third quarter set basketball back 20 years,said Charlotte head coach Bernie Bickerstaff, who team was outscored 35-19 in the stanza. "That was putrid. That was just awful."
• Barry Marshall in Sydney Morning Herald
  It was slightly putrid,Marshall told journalists this week, recalling the experience.