SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN adjective in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
having the odor of decaying flesh.
thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil.
of very low quality; rotten.
Origin of putrid 1375–1425; late Middle English <
Latin putridus rotten, equivalent to
putr(ēre ) to rot +
-idus -id4 Related forms pu·trid·i·ty , pu·trid·ness , noun pu·trid·ly , adverb un·pu·trid , adjective un·pu·trid·ly , adverb un·pu·trid·ness , noun un·pu·trid·i·ty , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for putrid rotting ,
rancid ,
fetid ,
contaminated ,
bad ,
corrupt ,
decayed ,
foul ,
high ,
malodorous ,
noisome ,
off ,
rank ,
smelly ,
spoiled ,
strong ,
tainted ,
decomposed ,
reeking ,
whiffy Examples from the Web for putrid Contemporary Examples of putrid They have putrid California grapes for eyes, puffed-out cheeks of spoiled plums, sweltered eggplant lips.
“The article appears to consist in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid , or decomposed substance,” noted the official report form.
In the latest CBS/NYT poll, the GOP had a putrid 31 percent approval rating, its lowest ever recorded.
The instant she'd opened him up, she detected the putrid , pungent smell of booze as it breaks down in the body.
Historical Examples of putrid Cowardice is catching and will run through an army like the putrid fever.'
The odor of such a bird is disagreeable and may even be putrid .
It had a rustic crank of bamboo; its water was slimy and putrid .
If hard set, putrid , or stale, an egg often bursts when touched.
The first can be remedied or improved in cooking; but a putrid article cannot.
British Dictionary definitions for putrid adjective (of organic matter) in a state of decomposition, usually giving off a foul smell putrid meat
morally corrupt or worthless
sickening; foul a putrid smell
informal deficient in quality or value a putrid film
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Derived Forms putridity or putridness , noun putridly , adverb Word Origin for putrid C16: from Latin putridus rotten, from putrēre to be rotten
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Word Origin and History for putrid adj. early 15c., from Latin putridus , from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE root *pu- "to rot, stink" (see pus ). First in reference to putrid fever , an old name for typhus (also known in Middle English as putrida ). Related: Putrification .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
adj. Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten.
Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
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