PUTRID


Meaning of PUTRID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyü-trəd ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin putridus, from putrēre to be rotten, from puter, putris rotten; akin to Latin putēre to stink — more at foul

Date: 1542

1.

a. : being in a state of putrefaction : rotten

b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction : foul

a putrid odor

2.

a. : morally corrupt

b. : totally objectionable

Synonyms: see malodorous

• pu·trid·i·ty pyü-ˈtri-də-tē noun

• pu·trid·ly ˈpyü-trəd-lē adverb

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