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rotten en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑtn̩/ (General-American)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈɹɑʔn̩] (General-American)
/ˈɹɒtn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).

Meanings

Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- Antonio: Mark you this, Bassanio, / The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. / An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, / A goodly apple rotten at the heart. / O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.
In a state of decay.
- But poore old man, thou prun'ſt a rotten tree, / That cannot ſo much as a bloſſome yeelde c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 191:
- His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten.
- The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.
Cruel, mean or immoral.
- That man is a rotten father.
- This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
- Something is rotten in the State of Denmarke. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv], page 257, column 2:
Bad or terrible.
- Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
- It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
- She has the flu and feels rotten.
Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
- The quartz specimens were sometimes blue, hard-looking stone, or rotten quartz largely impregnated with iron, in both cases carrying bright glittering nodules of gold. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 215:
(Australia, Ireland, UK, slang) Very drunk, intoxicated.

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Spelling	Features	Source
more rotten	Degree=Cmp	lexicographic
most rotten	Degree=Sup	lexicographic
rottener	Degree=Cmp	lexicographic
rottenest	Degree=Sup	lexicographic

Translations (180)

lv sapuvis (decayed, gone bad) · kw podrek (decayed, gone bad) · de verfault (decayed, gone bad) · de scheußlich (cruel, mean or immoral) · kpv сісь (decayed, gone bad) · kw poder (decayed, gone bad) · crh çürük (decayed, gone bad) · my ပုပ် (decayed, gone bad) · pdt morsch (decayed, gone bad) · mdf наксада (decayed, gone bad) · pt malvado (cruel, mean or immoral) · es estropeado (decayed, gone bad) · su buruk (decayed, gone bad) · qu ismu (decayed, gone bad) · mk трул (decayed, gone bad) · be гнілы́ (decayed, gone bad) · fi mädäntynyt (decayed, gone bad) · ro putred (decayed, gone bad) · kk шірік (decayed, gone bad) · bg гнил (decayed, gone bad) · sh gnjȉo (decayed, gone bad) · sv rutten (decayed, gone bad) · bg отвратителен (bad or terrible) · hi सड़ा (decayed, gone bad) · msk baog (decayed, gone bad) · pdt ful (decayed, gone bad) · de vergammelt (decayed, gone bad) · th เน่า (decayed, gone bad) · rup putrid (decayed, gone bad) · cy pwdr (decayed, gone bad) · de saumässig (bad or terrible) · mi pipirau (decayed, gone bad) · de faul (decayed, gone bad) · ml അളിഞ്ഞ (decayed, gone bad) · mr सडलेला (decayed, gone bad) · pt podre (decayed, gone bad) · grc σαπρός (decayed, gone bad) · sh труо (decayed, gone bad) · sc fracicu (decayed, gone bad) · pt cruel (cruel, mean or immoral) · cim damaal (decayed, gone bad) · fur frait (decayed, gone bad) · tr bozuk (decayed, gone bad) · cy braen (decayed, gone bad) · gd grod (decayed, gone bad) · myv наксадо (decayed, gone bad) · ru ту́хлый (decayed, gone bad) · ru гнило́й (decayed, gone bad) · mi piro (decayed, gone bad) · fo rotin (decayed, gone bad) · sc prudicu (decayed, gone bad) · ru га́дкий (cruel, mean or immoral) · hrx faul (decayed, gone bad) · pdt frosich (decayed, gone bad) · sv rutten (cruel, mean or immoral) · nl rot (decayed, gone bad) · mr सडलेली (decayed, gone bad) · la puter (decayed, gone bad) · ja 腐った (decayed, gone bad) · nv dláád (decayed, gone bad) · gd grod (cruel, mean or immoral) · fi surkea (bad or terrible) · dsb zgnity (decayed, gone bad) · de saumäßig (bad or terrible) · eu ustel (decayed, gone bad) · it malvagio (cruel, mean or immoral) · ml ചീഞ്ഞ (bad or terrible) · zea rot (decayed, gone bad) · mi manumanu (decayed, gone bad) · hu rohadt (decayed, gone bad) · kw breyn (decayed, gone bad) · fr pourri (decayed, gone bad) · sk hnilý (decayed, gone bad) · de kariös (decayed, gone bad) · hy փտած (decayed, gone bad) · mhr шӱйшӧ (decayed, gone bad) · ga lofa (decayed, gone bad) · pl zepsuty (decayed, gone bad) · vi mục (decayed, gone bad) · el φαύλος (cruel, mean or immoral) · gl podre (decayed, gone bad) · ota چوروك (decayed, gone bad) · udm сись (decayed, gone bad) · el σάπιος (decayed, gone bad) · fi surkea (cruel, mean or immoral) · fr mauvais (cruel, mean or immoral) · km រលួយ (decayed, gone bad) · tet dodok (decayed, gone bad) · sh гњио (decayed, gone bad) · mi manumanuā (decayed, gone bad) · de hundsgemein (cruel, mean or immoral) · mr सडलेले (decayed, gone bad) · cmn 腐朽 (decayed, gone bad) · mrj шӱшӹ (decayed, gone bad) · izh mätä (decayed, gone bad) · km រអៀច (decayed, gone bad) · vi rữa (decayed, gone bad) · ba серек (decayed, gone bad) · it marcito (decayed, gone bad) · mi hakuhaku (decayed, gone bad) · zea vrot (decayed, gone bad) · eo aĉa (cruel, mean or immoral) · de schlecht (bad or terrible) · bg неприятен (bad or terrible) · az çürük (decayed, gone bad) · fi kurja (cruel, mean or immoral) · nl verrot (decayed, gone bad) · wbp puka (decayed, gone bad) · cy madreddog (decayed, gone bad) · pap putri (decayed, gone bad) · ko 썩다 (decayed, gone bad) · te చెడిపోయిన (decayed, gone bad) · fi mätä (decayed, gone bad) · fur fraid (decayed, gone bad) · tr çürük (decayed, gone bad) · izh lahokas (decayed, gone bad) · es putrefacto (cruel, mean or immoral) · de faulig (decayed, gone bad) · de schlimm (bad or terrible) · am የገማ (decayed, gone bad) · id busuk (decayed, gone bad) · la putris (decayed, gone bad) · sk zhnitý (decayed, gone bad) · de niederträchtig (cruel, mean or immoral) · pl zgniły (decayed, gone bad) · it marcio (decayed, gone bad) · bcl lapa (decayed, gone bad) · cmn 腐爛 /腐烂 (decayed, gone bad) · izh laho (decayed, gone bad) · sq kalbur (decayed, gone bad) · sh trȕo (decayed, gone bad) · uk гнили́й (decayed, gone bad) · de verdorben (decayed, gone bad) · nl gemeen (cruel, mean or immoral) · msk gabok (decayed, gone bad) · km ស្អុយ (decayed, gone bad) · ro putregăios (decayed, gone bad) · yi פֿאַרפֿוילט (decayed, gone bad) · de mies (cruel, mean or immoral) · da rådden (decayed, gone bad) · kea podri (decayed, gone bad) · sq prishur (decayed, gone bad) · rue гнилый (decayed, gone bad) · fi laho (decayed, gone bad) · eo putra (decayed, gone bad) · ml ചീഞ്ഞ (decayed, gone bad) · el σαθρός (decayed, gone bad) · de gammelig (decayed, gone bad) · bg неморален (cruel, mean or immoral) · gd breun (cruel, mean or immoral) · mi pirapirau (decayed, gone bad) · rap piro (decayed, gone bad) · es carcomido (decayed, gone bad) · fa پوسیده (decayed, gone bad) · bg безнравствен (cruel, mean or immoral) · tg пӯсида (decayed, gone bad) · oc poirit (decayed, gone bad) · la cariōsus (decayed, gone bad) · de scheusslich (cruel, mean or immoral) · es podrido (decayed, gone bad) · de morsch (decayed, gone bad) · az çürümüş (decayed, gone bad) · fi kurja (bad or terrible) · cs shnilý (decayed, gone bad) · pl zepsuty (cruel, mean or immoral) · af gevrot (decayed, gone bad) · de gemein (cruel, mean or immoral) · dlm muas (decayed, gone bad) · ja 腐朽した (decayed, gone bad) · de schlecht (decayed, gone bad) · gd lobhte (decayed, gone bad) · de verrottet (decayed, gone bad) · pl zepsuty (bad or terrible) · nds-de verfuult (decayed, gone bad) · mk гнил (decayed, gone bad) · io putrinta (decayed, gone bad) · ca podrit (decayed, gone bad) · ar فَاسِد (decayed, gone bad) · sl gnil (decayed, gone bad) · nds-de fuul (decayed, gone bad)

rotten en · ADV

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑtn̩/ (General-American)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈɹɑʔn̩] (General-American)
/ˈɹɒtn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

To an extreme degree.
- That kid is spoilt rotten.
- The girls fancy him something rotten.
- "You're not only crazy," Oscar said bitterly, "you're rotten jealous. You can go to hell." He stomped away. 1958 May, Avram Davidson, “Or All The Seas With Oysters”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, page 53:
- "It's old man Challenger's show and we are here by his good will, so it would be rotten bad form if we didn't follow his instructions to the letter." 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more rotten	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most rotten	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

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rotten en · ADV

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