Putrid Definition

pyo͝otrĭd
adjective
Decomposed; rotten and foul-smelling.
Webster's New World
Causing, showing, or proceeding from decay.
Webster's New World
Morally corrupt; depraved.
Webster's New World
Of extremely poor quality; atrocious or contemptible.
A good play ruined by putrid acting.
American Heritage
Very disagreeable or unpleasant.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Putrid

  • Middle English putred from Old French putride from Latin putridus from putrēre to be rotten from puter putr- rotten pū̆- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed"), from pÅ«treō (“I am rotten or putrid"), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid").

    From Wiktionary

Putrid Sentence Examples

  • Outside the fort nothing was to be seen but burnt-down houses and putrid bodies.

  • Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but frozen remains sweet forever?

  • The smell by now was so putrid that we were all feeling ill.

  • It is important that no more should be supplied at a time than is necessary, as most animals rapidly foul their food, and except in a few special cases, wild animals are peculiarly liable to the evil results of stale or putrid substances.

  • Nevertheless, instances were adduced where the most careful heating of yolk of egg, milk, hay-infusions, &c., had failed, - the boiled infusions, &c., turning putrid and swarming with bacteria after a few hours.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUT

Words Ending With

DIDRID

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With D