putrid
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trɪd adjective
1.
in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
2.
of, pertaining to, or attended by putrefaction.
3.
having the odor of decaying flesh.
4.
thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil.
5.
of very low quality; rotten.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin putridus rotten, equivalent to putr(ēre) to rot + -idus -id4
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
Synonyms
3. fetid. 4. immoral.
3. fetid. 4. immoral.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of organic matter) in a state of decomposition, usually giving off a foul smell: putrid meat |
| 2. | morally corrupt or worthless |
| 3. | sickening; foul: a putrid smell |
| 4. | informal deficient in quality or value: a putrid film |
| [C16: from Latin putridus rotten, from putrēre to be rotten] | |
| pu'tridity | |
| —n | |
| 'putridness | |
| —n | |
| 'putridly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
putrid
c.1412, from L. putridus, from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE base *pu- "to rot, stink" (see pus). First in ref. to putrid fever, an old name for typhus.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
putrid pu·trid (py&oomacr;'trĭd)
adj.
Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten.
Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Most are caused by cooking fats and oils, which congeal to form a thick, putrid layer around drains and sewer walls.
Much of it remains under water, stewing in a putrid mix of chemicals and corpses.
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