putrid
[pyoo-trid]
- in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- of, relating to, or attended by putrefaction.
- having the odor of decaying flesh.
- thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil.
- of very low quality; rotten.
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Origin of putrid
Synonyms
See more synonyms for putrid on Thesaurus.com3. fetid. 4. immoral.
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Contemporary Examples
They have putrid California grapes for eyes, puffed-out cheeks of spoiled plums, sweltered eggplant lips.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
“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
Cowardice is catching and will run through an army like the putrid fever.'
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
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.
An Eagle FlightJos Rizal
If hard set, putrid, or stale, an egg often bursts when touched.
Practical TaxidermyMontagu Browne
The first can be remedied or improved in cooking; but a putrid article cannot.
The Proverbs of ScotlandAlexander Hislop
putrid
- (of organic matter) in a state of decomposition, usually giving off a foul smellputrid meat
- morally corrupt or worthless
- sickening; foula putrid smell
- informal deficient in quality or valuea putrid film
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Word Origin
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
putrid
(pyōō′trĭd)- Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten.
- Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
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