adverb
pūtidē
pūtidē (comparative pūtidius, superlative pūtidissimē)
Classical[ˈpuː.tɪ.deː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.ti.de]
Meaning
- disgustingly, disagreeably, offensively
- with affectation, affectedly, pedantically
pūtĭdē, adv., v. putidus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūtidē adv. with comp.
putidus, disgustingly, disagreeably, affectedly : dicere: primi litteras putidius, with nauseous precision .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin pūtidus Latin -ē Latin pūtidē From pūtidus (“offensive”, “disagreeable”, “disgusting”; “affected”, “stilted”, adjective) + -ē (“-ly”, suffix forming adverbs).
Descendants
- Englishputide Shavius