putrid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
    • putrid decomposition
  2. adjective satellite in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
    • horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
  3. adjective satellite morally corrupt or evil
    • the putrid atmosphere of the court

WordNet

Pu"trid adjective
Etymology
L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See Pus, Foul, a.
Definitions
  1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction.
  2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.

Webster 1913