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putrid

adj
/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/UK/ˈpju.tɹəd/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin putreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin putridusder. Old French putridebor. ▲ Latin putridusbor. Middle English English putrid From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“to be rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).

  1. derived from putridus
  2. derived from putride

Definitions

  1. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

    • putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat
    • Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.
    • […]vast quantities of putrid whale flesh were blasted into the sky

  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like…

    Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.

    • putrid smell; putrid odor

  3. Vile, disgusting.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Morally corrupt.

    2. Totally objectionable.

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Derived

putrid fever, putridly, putridness, putrid sore throat, semiputrid, unputrid

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA