putrid
adjective/ˈpjuːtrɪd/
/ˈpjuːtrɪd/
- (of dead animals or plants) decaying and therefore smelling very bad synonym foul
- the putrid smell of rotten meat
- (informal) very unpleasant
- a putrid pink colour
- I pulled back from the stench of his putrid breath.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin putridus, from putrere ‘to rot’, from puter, putr- ‘rotten’.
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