Definition of PUTRID

putrid

Adjective

  • Decomposed and foul-smelling.
  • of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
    • "putrid decomposition"

Adjective Satellite

  • in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; - Somerset Maugham
    • "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"
  • morally corrupt or evil
    • "the putrid atmosphere of the court"

Adj

  • Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
  • Vile, disgusting.
  • Morally corrupt.
  • Totally objectionable.

Examples

  • putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat
  • putrid smell; putrid odor
  • The smell of his losing streak was almost as PUTRID as his tile rack.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

malodorous

Scrabble Score: 9

putrid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
putrid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
putrid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

putrid: valid Words With Friends Word