putredinous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin putredo (“rottenness”), from putrere (“to be rotten”). See putrid.
Adjective
[edit]putredinous (comparative more putredinous, superlative most putredinous)
- (obsolete) Resulting from putrefaction, or partaking in the putrefactive process
- (obsoletE) having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.
References
[edit]- “putredinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.