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- [rot-n]
- /ˈrɒt n/
- /ˈrɒt.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rot-n]
- /ˈrɒt n/
Definitions of rotten word
- adjective rotten decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling. 1
- adjective rotten corrupt or morally offensive. 1
- adjective rotten wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable: a rotten piece of work; a rotten day at the office. 1
- adjective rotten contemptible; despicable: a rotten little liar; a rotten trick. 1
- adjective rotten (of soil, rocks, etc.) soft, yielding, or friable as the result of decomposition. 1
- adjective rotten Australian Slang. drunk. 1
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Origin of rotten
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English roten < Old Norse rotinn, past participle of an unrecorded verb meaning “to rot”
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Parts of speech for Rotten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rotten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rotten usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rotten
adj rotten
- abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
adv rotten
- beastly — If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.
adjective rotten
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- curdled — Containing curds.
adverb rotten
- horridly — such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
Antonyms for rotten
adj rotten
- body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
adjective rotten
- rad — Informal. radical.
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