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putrid
English
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putre? (“I am rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pju?.t??d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pju.t??d/
Adjective
putrid (comparative more putrid, superlative most putrid)
- Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from 14th c.]
- 1598, John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie
- 2020 December, Dave Barry, "Year in review":
- 1598, John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
- Synonym: malodorous
- Vile, disgusting.
- Morally corrupt
- Totally objectionable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- rotten
- foul
- odor
References
- “p??trid, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Anagrams
- turpid
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- putridu, prutid, prudit
Etymology
From Latin putridus. Compare Romanian putred.
Adjective
putrid m (feminine singular putridã, masculine plural putridz, feminine plural putridi or putride)
- rotten, putrid, decayed, spoiled
Derived terms
- putridzãscu
- putridzãnji
See also
- ciuruc
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French putride, from Latin putridus. Doublet of the inherited putred.
Adjective
putrid m or n (feminine singular putrid?, masculine plural putrizi, feminine and neuter plural putride)
- (literary, uncommon) putrid
Declension
Synonyms
- putred
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snide
English
Etymology
Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting”). More at snithe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sna?d/
- Rhymes: -a?d
Adjective
snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)
- Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
- Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
Translations
References
Noun
snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)
- (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a cheat.
- (uncountable) counterfeit money
Anagrams
- Denis, Sinde, denis, dines, enids, nides, snied
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