† pourryadj.

Etymology: < Middle French pouri rotten (first half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman as purrit , end of the 12th cent. in Old French as porrit ; French pourri ), use as adjective of past participle of pourir to decompose, rot, putrefy (end of the 11th cent. in Old French as purir with reference to corpses, c1170 as purrir with reference to plants, c1200 as porrir in general sense; French pourrir ) < an unattested post-classical Latin form *putrire , variant of classical Latin putrēre to rot (see putrid adj.). Compare pot-pourri n.