PUTRID

[ 'pju:trɪd ]

■ adjective

1》 decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

2》 informal very unpleasant.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~us , from putrere 'to rot', from puter , putr- 'rotten'.