adj
putrid
PYOO-trihd
adj
1
Rotting and giving off a foul smell.
"A putrid smell drifted from the bin left out for weeks."
"The putrid meat had to be thrown away immediately."
2
Disgusting or morally corrupt, used figuratively.
"He described the whole scandal as a putrid affair."
How to Use Putrid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRotting and foul-smelling, or, more loosely, thoroughly disgusting.
Common pairings
putrid smell
putrid stench
Word Forms
more putrid comparative, most putrid superlative
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Etymology
From Latin putridus, "rotten," related to putreo, "to be rotten."