putrid
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
pu·trid
(pyū'trĭd) 
adj.
putridly pu'trid·ly adv.
adj.
- Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten.
- Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.
- Morally rotten; corrupt: "and all the while scarlet thoughts, putrid fantasies, and no love" (Louis Auchincloss).
- Extremely objectionable; vile.
[Middle English putred, from Old French putride, from Latin putridus, from putrēre, to be rotten, from puter, putr-, rotten.]
putridity pu·trid'i·ty (-trĭd'ĭ-tē) or pu'trid·ness (-trĭd-nĭs) n.putridly pu'trid·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
Top
putrid
adjective
- Impaired because of decay: bad, rotten. See better/worse, taste/bad taste, thrive/fail/exist.
- Smelling of mildew or decay: frowzy, fusty, moldy, musty, rancid, rank2, rotten. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
Top
putrid
adj
Definition: rotten, stinking
Antonyms: fresh, perfumed, sweet
Top
mod. alcohol intoxicated. That guy is stinking drunk. Putrid, in fact.
Word Tutor:
Top
putrid
IN BRIEF: Rotten and having an unpleasant smell.
The compost pile has a putrid smell because it has not been turned over enough.
LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'putrid'
- Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
- Smells - putrid: (adj) in state of foul decay and decomposition with accompanying odor of rot
- Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
Translations:
Top
Putrid
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rådden, stinkende, modbydelig
Deutsch (German)
adj. - faulig, verdorben
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σάπιος, σαπρός, σε αποσύνθεση, άθλιος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pútrido
Русский (Russian)
разлагающийся, гнилой, омерзительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - putrefacto, pútrido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rutten, vedervärdig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腐败的, 腐化堕落的, 放出恶臭的, 讨人厌的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 腐敗的, 腐化墮落的, 放出惡臭的, 討人厭的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부패한, 악취가 나는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 腐敗した, 悪臭を放つ, 堕落した, 腐った
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عفن, كريه, فاسد
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רקוב, רע, ראוי לבוז, מאיכות ירודה, מושחת
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
McGraw-Hill Slang Dictionary
McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Read more
Word Tutor
Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
Read more
Random House Word Menu
© 2010 Write Brothers Inc. Word Menu is a registered trademark of the Estate of Stephen Glazier.
Write Brothers Inc.
All rights reserved.
Read more
