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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pyoo-trid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu trɪd



Definition of putridness

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin putridus, from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE root *pu- "to rot, stink" (see pus). First in reference to putrid fever, an old name for typhus (also known in Middle English as putrida). Related: Putrification.
  • noun decay
Example sentences :
  • An odor that was not only of the damp, dank underbrush; an odor that, in its putridness, almost suffocated him.
  • Extract from : « The Scarecrow and Other Stories » by G. Ranger Wormser

Synonyms for putridness

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