putrid
/ˈpju.tɹəd/
UK: /ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/
PJU · tɹəd (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
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”).
Example Sentences
- "putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat"
- "Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime."
- "[…]vast quantities of putrid whale flesh were blasted into the sky"
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