putrid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French putride, from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“I am rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpju.tɹɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpju.tɹɛd/

Adjective

putrid (comparative more putrid, superlative most putrid)

  1. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
  3. Vile, disgusting.
  4. Morally corrupt
  5. Totally objectionable

Usage notes
  • Nouns to which "putrid" is often applied: smell, odor, flesh, matter, meat.

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Derived terms
▼ <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*puH-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *puH-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *puH-</a>‎ (0 c, 15 e)
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/afoul' title='afoul'>afoul</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/befile' title='befile'>befile</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/befilth' title='befilth'>befilth</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/befoul' title='befoul'>befoul</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/defile' title='defile'>defile</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/file' title='file'>file</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/filth' title='filth'>filth</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/foul' title='foul'>foul</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pus' title='pus'>pus</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/putrefaction' title='putrefaction'>putrefaction</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/putrefy' title='putrefy'>putrefy</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/putrescence' title='putrescence'>putrescence</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/putrescent' title='putrescent'>putrescent</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/putrid' title='putrid'>putrid</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pyo-' title='pyo-'>pyo-</a>

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Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin putridus. Compare Romanian putred.

Adjective

putrid m (feminine singular putridã, masculine plural putridz, feminine plural putridi or putride)

  1. rotten, putrid, decayed, spoiled

Derived terms

See also
  • ciuruc
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