rotten

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rotten

The child throws away a rotten apple.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Decayed or decomposed: Describes organic matter that has undergone decomposition, often with an unpleasant smell.
    • Morally corrupt or dishonest: Used to describe people, systems, or ideas that are considered corrupt, depraved, or fundamentally bad.
    • Very poor in quality; unpleasant: An informal use meaning something is very bad, unpleasant, or of terrible quality.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Decayed):
    • The fruit was completely rotten and covered in mold.
    • They discovered a pile of rotten wood behind the shed.
  • Adjective (Morally corrupt):
    • The scandal revealed the rotten core of the organization.
    • He was a rotten character who couldn't be trusted.
  • Adjective (Very bad/Unpleasant):
    • I had a rotten day at work; everything went wrong.
    • That's a rotten thing to say to someone.
Advanced Usage
  • "to feel rotten": to feel ill, guilty, or very unhappy.
    • I feel rotten about forgetting her birthday.
    • He stayed home because he felt rotten with the flu.
  • "rotten to the core": completely and thoroughly bad or corrupt.
    • The investigation showed the company was rotten to the core.
  • "spoiled rotten": (of a person, especially a child) indulged excessively, to the point of being badly behaved.
    • Her grandparents spoil her rotten.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rot (verb/noun): The process of decaying, or to undergo decomposition.
    • Leaves will rot and become part of the soil.
  • Rottenness (noun): The state or quality of being rotten.
    • The rottenness of the timber made the structure unsafe.
Synonyms
  • Decayed: Decomposed, putrid, spoiled.
  • Corrupt: Depraved, dishonest, unscrupulous.
  • Bad: Terrible, awful, lousy, stinking (informal).
Related Phrases
  • Rotten apple: A single bad person who has a negative influence on a group.
    • He's the rotten apple that spoils the whole barrel.
  • Rotten luck: Very bad fortune.
    • Missing the flight by one minute was just rotten luck.
rotten

The child throws away a rotten apple.

Adjective
  1. having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
    • dead and rotten in his grave
  2. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
    • rotten floor boards
    • rotted beams
    • a decayed foundation
  3. very bad
    • a lousy play
    • it's a stinking world

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