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putrefied

adjective as in decayed

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Example Sentences

Aristotle described them as “exceedingly fond of putrefied flesh.”

Mules killed in the assault putrefied and attracted swarms of maggots.

The papers declared it “shapeless,” “putrefied,” “incomprehensible.”

Other off-the-shelf fixes discourage pests by creating a “nasal irritation” or have an offensive taste with ingredients such as putrefied egg solids, garlic oil and hot pepper.

As a result, laboratory studies relied on putrefied tissue samples obtained from dead pupfish collected by National Park Service staff.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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