putredinous

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adjective

Resulting from putrefaction, or partaking in the putrefactive process

OriginLatin putredo →
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Meanings

adjectiveputredinous (comparative more putredinous, superlative most putredinous)

comparative more putredinous · superlative most putredinous

  1. obsoleteResulting from putrefaction, or partaking in the putrefactive process
  2. obsoletehaving an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinputredo“rottenness”
  2. Englishputredinous

From Latin putredo (“rottenness”), from putrere (“to be rotten”). See putrid.

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APA

putredinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putredinous

MLA

“putredinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putredinous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putredinous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putredinous.

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