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rottenly Definition


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rotten
adj
    1. Gone bad, decayed, rotted.
      Thesaurus: putrid, rancid, rank, foul, contaminated, polluted, infected; Antonym: fresh.
    2. Falling or fallen to pieces from age, decay, etc.
    3. Morally corrupt.
      Thesaurus: corrupt, fraudulent, crooked; Antonym: honest.
    4. colloq
      Miserably unwell.
      Example: She had a bad cold and felt rotten
      Thesaurus: inefficient, poor, inadequate, miserable, wretched.
    5. colloq
      Unsatisfactory.
      Example: a rotten plan
    6. colloq
      Unpleasant; disagreeable.
      Example: rotten weather
adverb
    1. colloq
      Very much; extremely.
      Example: She fancied him rotten
Derivative: rottenly
adverb
    Derivative: rottenness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from Norse rotinn.



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