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- Dictionaryrotten/ˈrɒtn/
adjective
- 1. suffering from decay: "rotten eggs" Similar Opposite
- 2. very bad: informal "she was a rotten cook" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. to an extreme degree; very much: informal "your mother said that I spoiled you rotten"
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adjective. us / ˈrɑt· ə n / Add to word list. See at rot. Rotten also means bad: a rotten trick. rotten behavior. (Definition of rotten from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of rotten. rotten. Rotten's vocals and the music and the compositions have gelled together. From. Wikipedia.
Rotten definition: decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.. See examples of ROTTEN used in a sentence.
The meaning of ROTTEN is having rotted : putrid. How to use rotten in a sentence.
Use the adjective rotten to describe something that is decaying or decayed. If you are like most people, you occasionally have to throw out rotten food — sometimes, it's so nasty you can't even tell what the food was in its original form!
rotten. If food, wood, or another substance is rotten, it has decayed and can no longer be used. The smell outside this building is overwhelming–like rotten eggs. The front bay window is rotten. If you describe something as rotten, you think it is very unpleasant or of very poor quality.
1. (Biochemistry) affected with rot; decomposing, decaying, or putrid. 2. breaking up, esp through age or hard use; disintegrating: rotten ironwork. 3. morally despicable or corrupt. 4. untrustworthy, disloyal, or treacherous. 5. informal unpleasant, unfortunate, or nasty: rotten luck; rotten weather.
adjective. us / ˈrɑː.t ə n / uk / ˈrɒt. ə n / Add to word list. B2. decayed: The room smelled like rotten vegetables. very bad: rotten weather. old-fashioned It was rotten of you to leave without saying goodbye. Fewer examples. The lizards live in cool, dark places such as rotten logs. The trash cans were full of rotten food.
wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable: a rotten piece of work; a rotten day at the office. contemptible; despicable: a rotten little liar; a rotten trick. (of soil, rocks, etc.) soft, yielding, or friable as the result of decomposition.
Rotten definition: Being in a state of putrefaction or decay; decomposed.
Definition of rotten adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
