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rotten

[ rot-n ]

adjective

rottener, rottenest.
  1. decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.

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  2. corrupt or morally offensive.

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  3. wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable:

    a rotten piece of work; a rotten day at the office.

  4. contemptible; despicable:

    a rotten little liar; a rotten trick.

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  5. (of soil, rocks, etc.) soft, yielding, or friable as the result of decomposition.
  6. Australian Slang. drunk.


rotten

/ ˈɒə /

adjective

  1. 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

  6. informal.
    unsatisfactory or poor

    rotten workmanship

  7. informal.
    miserably unwell
  8. informal.
    distressed, uncomfortable, and embarrassed

    I felt rotten when I told him to go

  9. (of rocks, soils, etc) soft and crumbling, esp as a result of weathering
  10. slang.
    intoxicated; drunk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. extremely; very much

    men fancy her rotten

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzٳٱԲԱ, noun
  • ˈdzٳٱԱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzt· adverb
  • dzt·Ա noun
  • 󲹱-dzt adjective
  • ܲ·dzt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rotten1

1175–1225; Middle English roten < Old Norse rotinn, past participle of an unrecorded verb meaning “to rot”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rotten1

C13: from Old Norse rottin ; related to Old English rotian to rot 1
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"If the ice underneath is rotten - eroded by salt - it'll crumble away under stress and maybe drift somewhere more shallow," says Prof Meijers.

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A pungent smell of detergent and rotten food hits me as we walk through this enormous high-security prison.

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The hosts' effort and commitment has been evident through that rotten run.

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Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.

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The emotional labor needed to deal with 2025 is like a rotten, toxic relationship, and I’d rather hide out in my cozy apartment from the looming monster.

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