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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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Examples for "spoiled"
Examples for "spoiled"
1
Opinion - A memorable New Zealand Test cricket win has been spoiled.
Radio NZ
2
Strong country stock, he said, not spoiled with court manners and intrigues.
Hidden Warrior
3
She said the chromos in the hall spoiled the entire second floor.
Half Portions
4
They were spoiled young women who were used to getting their way.
Big girl: a novel
5
Rain spoiled the barbecue, and thunder turned the milk in the ice-cream.
The Souls of Black Folk
1
When it comes to young architectural talent Ireland is spoilt for choice.
The Irish Times
2
We have recently been spoilt with hitherto unseen footage from historical events.
The Irish Times
3
In the end, I decided that the series should not be spoilt.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
4
You're also spoilt for choice when it comes to the best slides.
The South African
5
That spoilt the whole thing; her child was as good as dead.
Emile
1
The stem appears to be good; but the stemson is mostly decayed.
A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 / Undertaken for the purp...
2
He repeated arguments made earlier in the week, but with decayed authority.
The Guardian
3
There was a smell of something decayed and sour in the room.
The Bishop and Other Stories
4
The strong rule decayed with the failure of the king's personal vigour.
The History of England / From the Accession of Henry III. to the...
5
The brown was the dust of a decayed military cap and blouse.
The Lost Continent
1
The nails were on the knuckles; the fingers had all rotted away.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
2
The fruits rotted on the branches, and the leaves withered and fell.
The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories
3
After Loos dead men and horses rotted for days in the sun.
The Parts Men Play
4
There were wooden sidewalks that lasted for several years before they rotted.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
5
The house itself was sturdy enough, though the roof had rotted badly.
When the wind blows

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Usage of rotten in English
1
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
3
He said refrigerators were unreliable and the students' food sometimes went rotten.
The South African
4
It is very sadly a rotten apple situation here, said Michael Spencer.
Reuters
5
The Humanists are guilty, the Mitsubishi, the rotten heart of Europe, guilty!
Seven Surrenders
6
The cases of Gerry Downing and Vicki Kirby certainly look pretty rotten.
The Guardian
7
Football has been rotten in home of the beautiful game for years.
The Guardian
8
The mind of France was rotten; the principles of society were undermined.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 / Volume 17, New Series, F...
9
It's been a rotten start to the year for Britain's female MPs.
The Guardian
10
It shook very much; it is so rotten, you have no idea.
Dawn
11
Not rotten, the worms had long since done their work on flesh.
Vlad. The Last Confession
12
I usually get the order right but I'm in rotten shape tonight.
The burglar in the closet
13
So far it's been a rotten spring for the Irish Pharmaceutical Union.
The Irish Times
14
Lehmann is responsible for the team's culture, and that culture is rotten.
News.com.au
15
It is only a symptom of something rotten in the nervous system.
Up the Hill and Over
16
In today's quiet lacuna, let's consider the rotten state of our democracy.
The Guardian
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