adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/
General-American:/ˈpju.tɹəd/
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CMU ARPABET:P Y UW1 T R IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
putrid smell; putrid odor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malodorous
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Vile, disgusting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Morally corrupt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Totally objectionable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
putrid decomposition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
morally corrupt or evil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the putrid atmosphere of the court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor- Somerset Maugham
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
horrible like raw and putrid flesh
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin putreō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin putridusder. Old French putridebor. ▲ Latin putridusbor. Middle English English putrid From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“to be rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
гнил
(gnil)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Bulgarian:
разложен
(razložen)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Catalan:
pútrid
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Chinese Mandarin:
腐爛的 /腐烂的
(fǔlàn de)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Chinese Mandarin:
腐敗的 /腐败的
(fǔbài de)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Czech:
shnilý
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Czech:
hnijící
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Czech:
zkažený
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Dutch:
verderfelijk
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Dutch:
rottend
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Finnish:
mätä
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
French:
putride
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
German:
verfault
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
German:
verdorben
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
German:
übelriechend
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
German:
faulig
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
German:
aasig
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Gothic:
𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃
(fuls)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Greek:
σάπιος
(sápios)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Ancient Greek:
σαπρός
(saprós)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Hungarian:
rothadt
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Hungarian:
rothadó
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Ido:
putranta
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Ido:
putrinta
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Italian:
putrido
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Japanese:
腐敗した
(fuhai shita)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Latin:
puter
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Macedonian:
гнил
(gnil)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Macedonian:
ра́спаднат
(ráspadnat)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
ero
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
piro
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
kerakera
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
pīhonga
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
pirau
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Māori:
kōhangohango
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Occitan:
poirit
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Plautdietsch:
ful
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Polish:
zgniły
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Portuguese:
pútrido
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Romanian:
putred
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Russian:
гнию́щий
(gnijúščij)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Russian:
гнило́й
(gnilój)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Spanish:
putrefacto
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Spanish:
pútrido
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Spanish:
podrido
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Thai:
เน่าเหม็น
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Ukrainian:
гнили́й
(hnylýj)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction
Yiddish:
פֿױל
(foyl)
— rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction