putrid
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/ / /ˈpju.tɹəd/
adj
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”).
- Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
“putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat”
“Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.”
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
“putrid smell; putrid odor”
- Vile, disgusting.
- Morally corrupt.
- Totally objectionable.