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Meanings of rotten in English

Very bad.

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Having changed its colour, smell or composition (partially or completely), due to being attacked and decomposed by microorganisms (relating to organic matter); damaged by decay.

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Usage of rotten in English
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The stone steps are disjointed; the bell-cord is rotten; the gutter-spouts broken.
La Grande Breteche
2
Truthful and matter of fact about a rotten situation, but also understanding.
Truths unveiled
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He said refrigerators were unreliable and the students' food sometimes went rotten.
The South African
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It is very sadly a rotten apple situation here, said Michael Spencer.
Reuters
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The Humanists are guilty, the Mitsubishi, the rotten heart of Europe, guilty!
Seven Surrenders
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The cases of Gerry Downing and Vicki Kirby certainly look pretty rotten.
The Guardian
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Football has been rotten in home of the beautiful game for years.
The Guardian
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The mind of France was rotten; the principles of society were undermined.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 / Volume 17, New Series, F...
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It's been a rotten start to the year for Britain's female MPs.
The Guardian
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It shook very much; it is so rotten, you have no idea.
Dawn
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Not rotten, the worms had long since done their work on flesh.
Vlad. The Last Confession
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I usually get the order right but I'm in rotten shape tonight.
The burglar in the closet
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So far it's been a rotten spring for the Irish Pharmaceutical Union.
The Irish Times
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Lehmann is responsible for the team's culture, and that culture is rotten.
News.com.au
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It is only a symptom of something rotten in the nervous system.
Up the Hill and Over
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In today's quiet lacuna, let's consider the rotten state of our democracy.
The Guardian
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