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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. uk / ˈrɒt. ə n / us / ˈrɑː.t ə n / Add to word list. B2. decayed: The room smelled of 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 bins were full of rotten food.
The meaning of ROTTEN is having rotted : putrid. How to use rotten in a sentence.
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.
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!
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.
What does the word rotten mean? There are 20 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rotten , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Nov 4, 2017 · rotten. adjective. /ˈrɒtn/ /ˈrɑːtn/ Idioms. (of food, wood, etc.) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used. the smell of rotten vegetables. The fruit is starting to go rotten. rotten floorboards. Extra Examples. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
ROTTEN meaning: 1 : having rotted or decayed and no longer able to be used, eaten, etc. sometimes used figuratively; 2 : very bad or unpleasant
rotten in American English. (ˈrɑtən ) adjective. 1. in a decayed or decomposed state; spoiled, putrefied, tainted, etc. 2. having a bad odor because of decomposition or decay; putrid; foul-smelling. 3. morally corrupt or offensive; dishonest, open to bribery, etc.
ROTTEN definition: 1. Rotten vegetable or animal substances are decaying: 2. very bad: . Learn more.
