putid

English

Etymology

From Latin putidus. Compare French putide. Compare putrid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːtɪd/

Adjective

putid (comparative more putid, superlative most putid)

rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless
- 1651, Joseph Beaumont, Psyche:
  Memorials of their putid Rottenneſſe
- 1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul:
  thy putid muse

References

“putid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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