- 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.





