putrid

1. 1.

   of or relating to or attended by putrefaction

   “putrid decomposition”
2. 2.

   in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor

   “horrible like raw and putrid flesh”

   Similarstale
3. 3.

   morally corrupt or evil

   “the putrid atmosphere of the court”

   Similarcorrupt

Other forms of putrid

comparative

putridder·

superlative

putriddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about putrid

What does putrid mean?

putrid means "of or relating to or attended by putrefaction". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in putrid?

putrid has 2 syllables: pu-trid. The stress falls on "pu". In IPA it is /ˈpjutɹɪd/.

Is putrid a common word?

putrid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.