purulent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/
- /ˈpjʊəɹələnt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin pūrulentus, from pūs (“pus”).
Meanings
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Consisting of pus.
It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant Humours, with many Diſeaſes of the Head and more of the Heart; with ſtrong Convulſions, with grievous Contractions of the Nerves and Sinews in both Hands, but eſpecially the Right; with Spleen, Flatus, Vertigos and Deliriums; with Scrophulous Tumors full of fœtid purulent Matter; with ſower frothy Ructations, with Canine Appetites and Crudeneſs of Digeſtion, beſides many others needleſs to mention.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Further Account of the Academy. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part III (A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdribb, Luggnagg, and Japan), page 82:Near-synonym: puriform
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Leaking or seeping pus.
Close-up of two rats gnawing at a mutton bone, of the flies on the purulent eyelids of a small girl.
1948 August, Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC:purulent inflammation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most purulent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more purulent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
purulently · necropurulent · caseopurulent · purulent bronchitis · nonpurulent · mucopurulent · semipurulent · fibrinopurulent · seropurulent
Synonyms
puriform · pussy · suppurant · mattery
Translations (32)
el πυώδης (leaking or seeping pus) · id purulen (leaking or seeping pus) · hu gennyedző (leaking or seeping pus) · ga angúil (consisting of pus) · ca purulent (consisting of pus) · nl etterig (consisting of pus) · bg гноен (consisting of pus) · nl etterend (consisting of pus) · es purulento (consisting of pus) · nl purulent (consisting of pus) · ru гно́йный (consisting of pus) · alt ириҥдӱ (consisting of pus) · pt purulento (consisting of pus) · de Eiter- (consisting of pus) · hu gennyes (consisting of pus) · ga angaíoch (consisting of pus) · fi märkivä (consisting of pus) · fr purulent (consisting of pus) · id purulen (consisting of pus) · bg гноясал (leaking or seeping pus) · fi märkäinen (consisting of pus) · it purulento (leaking or seeping pus) · uk гнійни́й (leaking or seeping pus) · fi märkivä (leaking or seeping pus) · it purulento (consisting of pus) · gl purulento (consisting of pus) · mi taemataku (leaking or seeping pus) · mi taemataku (consisting of pus) · de eiterig (consisting of pus) · pl ropny (consisting of pus) · uk гнійни́й (consisting of pus) · el πυώδης (consisting of pus)