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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
rot′ten•ly, adv. rot′ten•ness, n. - 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.
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