putrid

One entry found for putrid.

Main Entry: pu·trid
Pronunciation: 'pyü-tr&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin putridus, from putrEre to be rotten, from puter, putris rotten; akin to Latin putEre to stink -- more at FOUL
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
synonym see MALODOROUS
- pu·trid·i·ty /pyü-'tri-d&-tE/ noun
- pu·trid·ly /'pyü-tr&d-lE/ adverb