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Definition of putrid - 6 dictionary results

pu⋅trid

  [pyoo-trid]
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–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 ME < L putridus rotten, equiv. to putr(ēre) to rot + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
pu⋅trid⋅i⋅ty, pu⋅trid⋅ness, noun
pu⋅trid⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. fetid. 4. immoral.
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pu·trid   (pyōō'trĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten.

  2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.

  3. Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love" (Louis Auchincloss).

  4. Extremely objectionable; vile.


[Middle English putred, from Old French putride, from Latin putridus, from putrēre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
pu·trid'i·ty (-trĭd'ĭ-tē), pu'trid·ness (-trĭd-nĭs) n., pu'trid·ly adv.
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Slang Dictionary
putrid

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. (See also rotten.) : That guy is stinking drunk. Putrid, in fact.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pu·trid
Pronunciation: 'pyü-tr&d
Function: adjective
1 : being in a state of putrefaction
2 : of,relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction putrid odor>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

putrid pu·trid (py&oomacr;'trĭd)
adj.

  1. Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten.

  2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.

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