Definitions for rotten
ˈrɒt nrot·ten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinkyadjective

   very bad

   "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

2. decayed, rotten, rottedadjective

   damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

   "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"

3. rottenadjective

   having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

   "dead and rotten in his grave"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rottenadverb

   To an extreme degree.

2. rottenadjective

   Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.

   If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.

3. rottenadjective

   In a state of decay.

4. rottenadjective

   Cruel, mean or immoral.

5. rottenadjective

   Bad or terrible.

6. Etymology: From roten, from rotinn, past participle of an unrecorded verb related to rotna and rotian. More at rot.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. rotten

   Rotten is a term used to describe something that has decayed, degraded, or deteriorated, often due to age or lack of preservation. This term is frequently used to refer to food or organic materials that have become unfit for consumption or use due to bacterial or fungal actions. It can also be metaphorically used to describe something as extremely bad, unpleasant, or corrupt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rottenadjective

   having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat

2. Rottenadjective

   offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting

3. Rottenadjective

   not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rotten

   rot′n, adj. putrefied: corrupt: decomposed: unsound: treacherous: fetid: friable, as rottenstone.—adv. Rott′enly, in a rotten manner: defectively.—ns. Rott′enness; Rott′enstone, a soft and earthy stone powdered to polish brass, &c.—v.t. to polish with rottenstone. [Rot.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rotten' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4105

Anagrams for rotten »

1. Trento

2. terton

How to pronounce rotten?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rotten in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rotten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of rotten in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

2. Lesley Conger:

   Every act of dishonesty has at least two victims the one we think of as the victim, and the perpetrator as well. Each little dishonesty ... makes another little rotten spot somewhere in the perpetrator's psyche.

3. Carlos Jr.:

   It makes you feel rotten inside that you can't grieve, you can't cry, you can't --.

4. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino:

   They are rotten apples, individual actions.

5. Butcher Johel Prieto:

   Of course they eat the meat -- thanks to [President Nikolas] Maduro, the food of the poor is rotten food.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rotten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rotten
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rotten
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotten
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rotten