adjective
- becoming rotten; in the process of decay
Usage: formal
Examples
- The putrescent vegetables in the abandoned garden attracted swarms of flies.
- A putrescent odor emanated from the old refrigerator.
- The biologist studied the putrescent matter under the microscope.
- Workers had to remove the putrescent debris from the flooded basement.
- The putrescent fish washed up on shore after the storm.
- She wrinkled her nose at the putrescent smell coming from the compost bin.