Carious [adjective]
Definition of Carious:
rotten, strong-smelling
Synonyms of Carious:
● Putrid
● Tainted
● Musty
● Smelly
● Moldy
● Stale
● Fetid
● Bad
● Foul
● Frowzy
● Gamy
● High
● Impure
● Nasty
● Noisome
● Noxious
● Off
● Rank
● Sharp
● Sour
● Stinking
● Strong
● Fusty
● Reeky
● Soured
● Polluted
● Curdled
● Feculent
● Nidorous
● Olid
● Turned
● Whiffy
Sentence/Example of Carious:
I have seen nothing in these carious forms which does not reveal the mechanical action of these waters.
The body is ill-nourished, the bones are thin, the hair is scanty and fine and the teeth carious or absent.
When the os pedis is splintered and carious, a portion of the sole round the wound is removed, and the bone exposed.
Pledgets of cotton impregnated with the juice and packed in the cavities of carious teeth, relieve toothache.
If the fistula be a large one and the bone is carious a sharp spoon may be used; otherwise a gouge is necessary.
Any patches of soft carious bone or granulation tissue should be removed with the curette.
If any points of carious bone be found they should be removed freely with the gouge or burr.
If not, careful search is made for any carious tract of bone, which is now followed up until the dura mater is reached.
After performing the mastoid operation any tract of carious bone is followed out to its limits.
She is very charming, no doubt; but look at her mouth, and you will see she has carious teeth—des dents Carrier!