putrid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpjutrɪd/ UK /ˈpjuːtrɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
decaying and emitting a foul stench; rotten

A putrid smell rose from the forgotten container of meat.

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Synonyms

1 adj · decaying and emitting a... rotten decayed decomposed foul rancid fetid rank

Opposites

fresh wholesome fragrant sweet

Word family

Forms putridity

Derived forms putridityputridnessputridly

Related forms putrefy putrefaction putrescentputrescence

Simplified etymology

Putrid, recorded from late Middle English, derives from Latin putere, “to stink.” That verb belongs to an ancient root also represented by Old English foul and Latin pus.

Etymology

From Latin putridus ('rotten, decayed'), from putrere ('to rot'), from puter ('rotten').

putridus Latin putrere Latin *puH- Proto-Indo-European

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# putrid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpjutrɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpjuːtrɪd/

## Meanings
1. decaying and emitting a foul stench; rotten

## Examples
- A putrid smell rose from the forgotten container of meat.

## Synonyms
- rotten
- decayed
- decomposed
- foul
- rancid
- fetid
- rank

## Antonyms
- fresh
- wholesome
- fragrant
- sweet

## Derived Forms
- putridity
- putridness
- putridly

## Related Forms
- putrefy
- putrefaction
- putrescent
- putrescence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: putridus
- Root: putrere
- Root: *puH-

## Etymology
From Latin putridus ('rotten, decayed'), from putrere ('to rot'), from puter ('rotten').

## AI Etymology
Putrid is from Latin putridus ('rotten, decayed'), from putrere ('to rot'), from puter ('rotten'). Important recorded forms include putridus (Latin), putrere (Latin), and *puH- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers decaying and emitting a foul stench; rotten. The wider family includes derived forms such as putridity, putridness, and putridly and related words such as putrefy, putrefaction, putrescent, and putrescence.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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