in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; - Somerset Maugham
rotten
adjective
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fäulnis
in einem Zustand fortschreitender Verwesung
🇪🇸Spanish
putrefacción
en estado de putrefacción progresiva
🇮🇹Italian
putrescenza
in uno stato di progressiva putrefazione
🇳🇱Dutch
rotting
in een staat van voortschrijdende verrotting
🇵🇹Portuguese
putrescência
em estado de putrefação progressiva
🇷🇺Russian
гниение
в состоянии прогрессирующего гниения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सड़ाने की हालत
प्रगतिशील सड़न की स्थिति में
🇧🇩Bengali
পুট্রেসেন্স
প্রগতিশীল বিচ্যুতি একটি অবস্থায়
🇮🇳Tamil
அழுகுதல்
முற்போக்கான அழுகும் நிலையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
పుట్రేసెన్స్
ప్రగతిశీల కుళ్ళిన స్థితిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
पुटरेसेन्स
प्रगतीशील अवस्थेत
🇮🇳Gujarati
પુટરસેન્સ
પ્રગતિશીલ પટરીફેક્શનની સ્થિતિમાં
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊಳೆಯುವಿಕೆ
ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕೊಳೆತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജീർണത
പുരോഗമനപരമായ അഴുകിയ അവസ്ഥയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੁਟਰੇਸੈਂਸ
ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ
🇵🇰Urdu
زوال پذیری
ترقی پسند پٹریفیکشن کی حالت میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
坏死
处于进行性腐败的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
腐敗
進行性の腐敗状態にある
🇰🇷Korean
부패
부패가 진행되는 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự thối rữa
trong tình trạng thối rữa dần dần
🇹🇭Thai
การเน่าเปื่อย
อยู่ในสภาพเน่าเปื่อยไปเรื่อย ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
perbusukan
dalam keadaan pembusukan yang progresif
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabulok
sa isang estado ng progresibong pagkabulok
🇲🇾Malay
kebusukan
dalam keadaan pembusukan progresif
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عفونة
في حالة من التعفن التدريجي
🇮🇷Persian
پوسیدگی
در حالت پوسیدگی پیشرونده
🇹🇷Turkish
çürüme
ilerleyen bir çürüme durumunda
🇮🇱Hebrew
ריקבון
במצב של ריקבון מתקדם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'putrescence'?
The primary meaning of 'putrescence' is 'in a state of progressive putrefaction'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'putrescence' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'putrescence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'putrescence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'putrescence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'putrescence' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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