Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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putrescence | Yes | No | No | No |
corruption | Yes | No | No | No |
putrescence (noun) | corruption (noun) |
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the quality of rotting and becoming putrid | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity |
in a state of progressive putrefaction | inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) |
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain | |
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | |
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) | |
in a state of progressive putrefaction |