putrid
English
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“I am rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpju.tɹəd/
Audio (RP) (file)
Adjective
putrid (comparative more putrid, superlative most putrid)
- Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from 14th c.]
- putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat
- 1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], OCLC 1203274640; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, OCLC 1170414997:
- Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.
- 2020 December, Dave Barry, "Year in review":
- […] vast quantities of putrid whale flesh were blasted into the sky
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
- Synonym: malodorous
- putrid smell; putrid odor
- Vile, disgusting.
- Morally corrupt
- Totally objectionable
Derived terms
- putrid fever
- putrid sore throat
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *puH- (0 c, 17 e)
Translations
rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
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See also
- rotten
- foul
- odor
References
- “pū̆trid, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Anagrams
- turpid
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- putridu, prutid, prudit
Etymology
From Latin putridus. Compare Romanian putred.
Adjective
putrid m (feminine singular putridã, masculine plural putridz, feminine plural putridi or putride)
- rotten, putrid, decayed, spoiled
Derived terms
- putridzãscu
- putridzãnji
See also
- ciuruc
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French putride, from Latin putridus. Doublet of the inherited putred.
Adjective
putrid m or n (feminine singular putridă, masculine plural putrizi, feminine and neuter plural putride)
- (literary, uncommon) putrid
Declension
Declension of putrid
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | putrid | putridă | putrizi | putride | ||
definite | putridul | putrida | putrizii | putridele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | putrid | putride | putrizi | putride | ||
definite | putridului | putridei | putrizilor | putridelor |
Synonyms
- putred