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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rot•ten /ˈrɑtən/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - spoiled, as from decay;
putrid:rotten eggs. - evil or morally wrong;
corrupt:Something is rotten in City Hall. - unsatisfactory;
miserable:a rotten day for walking. - worthy of contempt;
despicable:a nasty, rotten trick.
rot•ten•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rot•ten (rot′n),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - decomposing or decaying;
putrid;
tainted, foul, or bad-smelling. - corrupt or morally offensive.
- 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. - Geology(of soil, rocks, etc.) soft, yielding, or friable as the result of decomposition.
- British Terms[Australian Slang.]drunk.
- Old Norse rotinn, past participle of an unrecorded verb meaning "to rot''
- Middle English roten 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fetid, rank.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged immoral.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgusting, unwholesome; treacherous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sound.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged moral.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rotten /ˈrɒtən/ adj - affected with rot; decomposing, decaying, or putrid
- breaking up, esp through age or hard use; disintegrating: rotten ironwork
- morally despicable or corrupt
- untrustworthy, disloyal, or treacherous
- informal unpleasant, unfortunate, or nasty: rotten luck, rotten weather
- informal unsatisfactory or poor: rotten workmanship
- informal miserably unwell
- informal distressed, uncomfortable, and embarrassed: I felt rotten when I told him to go
adv informal - extremely; very much: men fancy her rotten
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse rottin; related to Old English rotian to rot1ˈrottenly adv ˈrottenness n |