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putrid

[pyoo-trid]

adjective

  1. in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.

  2. of, relating to, or attended by putrefaction.

  3. having the odor of decaying flesh.

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  4. thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil.

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  5. of very low quality; rotten.



putrid

/ ˈːٰɪ /

adjective

  1. (of organic matter) in a state of decomposition, usually giving off a foul smell

    putrid meat

  2. morally corrupt or worthless

  3. sickening; foul

    a putrid smell

  4. informaldeficient in quality or value

    a putrid film

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • putridity noun
  • putridness noun
  • putridly adverb
  • unputrid adjective
  • unputridly adverb
  • unputridness noun
  • unputridity noun
  • ˈٰܳ adverb
  • ˈٰ徱ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putrid1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin putridus rotten, equivalent to putr ( ŧ ) to rot + -idus -id 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putrid1

C16: from Latin putridus rotten, from putrŧ to be rotten
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On Saturday, federal officers fired smoke canisters at protesters near the business park, and that putrid green smoke descended onto the nearby residential community.

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The “Meg” movies make the classic mistake of assuming that, just because audiences are into shark horror, they’ll stand for whatever putrid pigswill these films call a narrative.

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Its putrid smell is actually a selling point for curious visitors, but it only blooms for a few days every two or three years.

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Eating the rich has never been quite so putrid a task as watching “Death of a Unicorn,” a truly toothless satire that I’d struggle to even deem “half-baked.”

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With his target in sight, Bong spends two hours taking swipes at Trump, ethnic cleansing, the elite’s response to airborne pathogens, human commodification and white people’s disgusting obsession with putrid sauces.

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