putredinous

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

putredinous (comparative more putredinous, superlative most putredinous)

1. (obsolete) Resulting from putrefaction, or partaking in the putrefactive process
2. (obsolete) having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.

References

• “putredinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.