[pu.trid] adj [L putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, putris rotten; akin to L putere to stink--more at foul] (1598) 1 a: being in a state of putrefaction: rotten b: of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction: foul "a ~ odor"
2. a: morally corrupt b: totally objectionable syn see malodorous -- pu.trid.i.ty n -- pu.trid.ly adv