rotten
rotten Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Suffering from decay or decomposition; spoiled, putrid, or no longer fit for consumption or use.
"We had to throw out the bag of apples because several of them had gone rotten at the bottom."
Extremely unpleasant, wretched, or of very poor quality (informal).
"We stayed indoors all weekend because of the rotten weather."
Morally, socially, or politically corrupt, dishonest, or deeply flawed.
"The investigative report exposed a financial system that was rotten to the core."
Feeling unwell, sick, or deeply guilty and remorseful (informal).
"She felt rotten about forgetting her best friend's birthday."
• adverb
To an excessive or undesirable degree; used primarily after verbs like 'spoil' or 'pamper' (informal).
"The grandparents always spoil the children rotten whenever they come to visit."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old Norse rotinn, originally the past participle of a lost verb cognate with Old English rotian ('to rot, decay').