putid

P3U1T1I1D2
/ˈpjuːtɪd/

adjective

rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless

Scrabble 8

Meanings

adjectiveputid (comparative more putid, superlative most putid)

comparative more putid · superlative most putid

  1. rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless

    thy putid muse

    1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul
    1 more example

    Memorials of their putid Rottenneſſe

    1651, Joseph Beaumont, Psyche

    Synonyms: lousy, mouldy, mucid, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinpūteō
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latinpūtidus
  4. Englishputid

From Latin putidus. Compare French putide. Compare putrid.

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APA

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MLA

“putid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putid.

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