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putrescence

NOUN
decay
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

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One of its rare corpse flowers is about to bloom, in all its putrescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2024

Many reviewers strive for a poetry of putrescence in how they excoriate their objects of dislike.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2021

Oscar Wilde, in a Bangkok cafe, Caught a whiff of a fruit in decay That gave rise to a dread Of putrescence and led To “The Picture of Durian Gray.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

The gospel of autointoxication and internal putrescence was laid on thick and spiked with testimonials: from customers, doctors, clergy, all wordily professing their satisfaction and gratitude.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013

A state approaching putrescence seems to be essential to their vigorous development.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)