Difference between Putrid and Corrupt

What is the difference between Putrid and Corrupt?

Putrid as an adjective is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. while Corrupt as an adjective is in a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

Putrid

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of a rotten flesh. Vile, disgusting. morally corrupt totally objectionable

Corrupt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.With lots of errors in it; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

Example sentence: Nobody trusts anyone in authority today. It is one of the main features of our age. Wherever you look, there are lying politicians, crooked bankers, corrupt police officers, cheating journalists and double-dealing media barons, sinister children's entertainers, rotten and greedy energy companies, and out-of-control security services.

We hope you now know whether to use Putrid or Corrupt in your sentence.

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