Pŭ'tid, a.

a. [Lat. putidus, from putere, to have an ill smell, to stink, allied to Skr. pūj, to stink, Gr. πύθειν, to rot; Fr. putide. Cf. PUT.] Mean; base; worthless. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor. Such is thy putid muse, Lucretius. That fain would teach that souls all mortal be. Henry More.