Both Uses of
putrid
in
Leaves of Grass
- I dress the perforated shoulder, the foot with the bullet-wound,
Cleanse the one with a gnawing and putrid gangrene, so sickening,
so offensive,
While the attendant stands behind aside me holding the tray and pail.†Chpt 21 *
- Not one word or deed, not venereal sore, discoloration, privacy of
the onanist,
Putridity of gluttons or rum-drinkers, peculation, cunning,
betrayal, murder, seduction, prostitution,
But has results beyond death as really as before death.†Chpt 24
Definition:
rotting (an advanced state of decomposition) with a foul odor; or anything that is disgusting