putrid
(adjective) morally corrupt or evil; “the putrid atmosphere of the court”
putrid
(adjective) in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; “horrible like raw and putrid flesh”- Somerset Maugham
putrid
(adjective) of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; “putrid decomposition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
putrid (comparative more putrid, superlative most putrid)
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
Synonym: malodorous
Vile, disgusting.
Morally corrupt
Totally objectionable
• turpid
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"trid, a. Etym: [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.]
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. Putrid fever (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body.
– Putrid sore throat (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
