putrid

Meaning

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

Synonyms

rotten

stinking

decayed

foul

decomposed

smelly

fetid

musty

rancid

festering

corrupt

putrefied

spoiled

purulent

malodorous

moldy

muddy

bad smell

stale

rotting

foul-smelling

noisome

decaying

maggot

miserable

mouldy

nauseous

nauseously

notorious

obscene

odious

pus

putrescent

fly-blown

rank

rotted

septic

sick

🤢

sickening

sluttish

spoilt

squalid

stagnant

tainted

trashy

unblessed

unblest

unprincipled

unsound

villainous

Translations

σάπιος

pútrido

podrido

putride

putrefacto

pútrido

verfault

verdorben

putrido

marcio

rot

putrefatto

faulig

faul

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

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”).