Putrid — Pu trid, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; said of animal or vegetable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
putrid — PUTRÍD, Ă, putrizi, de, adj. (livr.) Putred. – Din fr. putride. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 PUTRÍD adj. v. descompus, putred, putrezit. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime putríd adj … Dicționar Român
putrid — early 15c., from L. putridus, from putrere to rot, from putris rotten, crumbling, related to putere to stink, from PIE root *pu to rot, stink (see PUS (Cf. pus)). First in reference to putrid fever, an old name for typhus. Related: Putrification … Etymology dictionary
Putrīd — (lat.), faulend, faul; putride Fieber, soviel wie Faulfieber; putride Infektion, s. Pyämie … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Putrid — Putrīd (lat.), faulend, faul; putride Infektion, s. Pyämie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
putrid — index loathsome, offensive (offending), tainted (contaminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
putrid — fetid, noisome, stinking, *malodorous, rank, rancid, fusty, musty Analogous words: decomposed, decayed, rotten, putrefied (see DECAY): corrupted, vitiated (see under DEBASE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
putrid — [adj] rotten, stinking bad, contaminated, corrupt, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, high, malodorous, moldered, nidorous, noisome, off, putrefied, rancid, rank, reeking, rotting, smelly, spoiled, strong, tainted, whiffy*; concepts 485,598 Ant.… … New thesaurus
putrid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell. 2) informal very unpleasant. ORIGIN Latin putridus, from putrere to rot … English terms dictionary
putrid — [pyo͞o′trid] adj. [Fr putride < L putridus < putrere: see PUTRESCENT] 1. decomposed; rotten and foul smelling 2. causing, showing, or proceeding from decay 3. morally corrupt; depraved 4. Informal very disagreeable or unpleasant putridity n … English World dictionary
putrid — pu|trid [ˈpju:trıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: putridus, from putrere to have decayed , from puter, putris decayed ] 1.) dead animals, plants etc that are putrid are decaying and smell very bad ▪ the putrid smells from the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
