What does putrid mean?
Definitions for putrid
ˈpyu trɪdpu·trid
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Princeton's WordNet
putridadjective
of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
"putrid decomposition"
putridadjective
in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
"horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
putridadjective
morally corrupt or evil
"the putrid atmosphere of the court"
Wiktionary
putridadjective
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
putridadjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
putridadjective
Vile, disgusting.
putridadjective
morally corrupt
putridadjective
totally objectionable
Etymology: From putridus, from putreo, from puter.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PUTRIDadjective
Rotten; corrupt.
Etymology: putride, Fr. putridus, Lat.
The wine to putrid blood converted flows. Edmund Waller.
If a nurse feed only on flesh, and drink water, her milk, instead of turning sour, will turn putrid, and smell like urine. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Putrid fever is that kind of fever, in which the humours, or part of them, have so little circulatory motion, that they fall into an intestine one, and putrefy, which is commonly the case after great evacuations, great or excessive heat. John Quincy.
Wikipedia
putrid
Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem. In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs. This is caused by the decomposition of organic matter by bacterial or fungal digestion, which causes the release of gases that infiltrate the body's tissues, and leads to the deterioration of the tissues and organs. The approximate time it takes putrefaction to occur is dependent on various factors. Internal factors that affect the rate of putrefaction include the age at which death has occurred, the overall structure and condition of the body, the cause of death, and external injuries arising before or after death. External factors include environmental temperature, moisture and air exposure, clothing, burial factors, and light exposure. The first signs of putrefaction are signified by a greenish discoloration on the outside of the skin on the abdominal wall corresponding to where the large intestine begins, as well as under the surface of the liver. Certain substances, such as carbolic acid, arsenic, strychnine, and zinc chloride, can be used to delay the process of putrefaction in various ways based on their chemical make up. Body farms are facilities which study the process.
ChatGPT
putrid
Putrid is defined as something rotten, decayed, in a state of decomposition, having a strong offensive smell, or being extremely unpleasant or objectionable. It's often used to describe organic matter or substances when they are decaying or spoiled. This term can also figuratively refer to things like ideas, behaviors, or attitudes that are considered morally corrupt or extremely objectionable.
Webster Dictionary
Putridadjective
tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction
Putridadjective
indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell
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.]
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Anagrams for putrid »
turpid
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of putrid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of putrid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of putrid in a Sentence
I do not think myself to be a worm, and a grub, grass of the field fit only to be burned, a clod, a morsel of putrid atoms that should be thrown to the dungheap, ready for the nethermost pit. Nor if I did should I therefore expect to sit with Angels and Archangels.
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