putrid

  • 11putrid — 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… …

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  • 12putrid — [[t]pju͟ːtrɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is putrid has decayed and smells very unpleasant. [FORMAL] ...a foul, putrid stench. Syn: rotten …

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  • 13putrid — adjective 1 dead animals, plants, or parts of the body that are putrid are decaying and smell very bad 2 informal very unpleasant: a putrid smell …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14putrid — adjective 1 dead animals, plants, or parts of the body that are putrid are decaying and smell very bad 2 informal very unpleasant: a putrid smell …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15putrid — mod. alcohol intoxicated. (See also rotten.) □ That guy is stinking drunk. Putrid, in fact. □ They went out last night and got putrid …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 16putrid — adjective Etymology: Latin putridus, from putrēre to be rotten, from puter, putris rotten; akin to Latin putēre to stink more at foul Date: 1542 1. a. being in a state of putrefaction ; rotten b. of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction …

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  • 17putrid — 1. In a state of putrefaction. 2. Denoting putrefaction. [L. putridus] * * * pu·trid pyü trəd adj 1) being in a state of putrefaction 2) of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction <a putrid odor> …

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  • 18putrid — adj. Putrid is used with these nouns: ↑smell, ↑stench …

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  • 19putrid — pu|trid [ pjutrıd ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL decaying and smelling very bad 2. ) INFORMAL very unpleasant: a putrid yellow color …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20putrid — • rutten, unken, putrid, murken, multnad, förfallen, möglig …

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