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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.
corrupt or morally offensive. Synonyms: immoral. Antonyms: moral. 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. Synonyms: treacherous, unwholesome, disgusting.
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.
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.
Definition of rotten adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rotten meaning, definition, what is rotten: badly decayed and no longer good to use: Learn more.
ROTTEN definition: 1. Rotten vegetable or animal substances are decaying: 2. very bad: . Learn more.
