said of organic matter: in a state of decomposition; decaying; rotten
putrid meat
foul-smelling or corrupt as a result of putrefaction
archaic said of a fever or sore throat: usu denoting respectively typhus fever or diphtheria
A sore-throat! – I hope not infectious, I hope not of a putrid infectious sort — Jane Austen
dated, informal very bad or unpleasant
putridity /pyoohʹtriditi/ noun
putridly adv
putridness noun
[Latin putridus from putrēre to be rotten, from puter, putris rotten]