| Front | rotten |
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| Back | rot•ten adjective, adverb BrE /ˈrɒtn/ NAmE /ˈrɑːtn/ adjective word origin thesaurus example bank 1 (of food, wood, etc.) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used the smell of rotten vegetables The fruit is starting to go rotten. rotten floorboards 2 [usually before noun] (informal) very bad terrible I've had a rotten day! What rotten luck! She's a rotten singer. 3 [usually before noun] (informal) dishonest The organization is rotten to the core. 4 [not before noun] (informal) looking or feeling ill/sick She felt rotten. 5 [not before noun] (informal) feeling guilty about sth you have done I feel rotten about leaving them behind. 6 [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are angry or upset about sth You can keep your rotten money! rot•ten•ness /BrE ; NAmE / noun [uncountable] a rotten ˈapple one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group adverb word origin (informal) to a large degree; very much She spoils the children rotten. (BrE) He fancies you (something) rotten. |
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