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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

putredo

rottenness, fr.

putrere

to be rotten. See

Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.

Adj.

[from L. putredo, from putreo, putris.]

Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell.

putredinous ‎(comparative more putredinous, superlative most putredinous)

(dated) Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.