PUTRIDLY

Etymology

Adverb

putridly (comparative more putridly, superlative most putridly)

In a putrid manner.

Anagrams

• turpidly

Source: Wiktionary

PUTRID

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