rotten

rot·ten  (rtn)

adj. rot·ten·er, rot·ten·est

1. Being in a state of putrefaction or decay; decomposed.

2. Having a foul odor resulting from or suggestive of decay; putrid.

3. Made weak or unsound by rot: rotten floorboards.

4. Morally corrupt or despicable: She's rotten to the core.

5. Very bad; wretched: rotten weather.

adv.

To a very great degree: The child is spoiled rotten.

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[Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn.]

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rotten·ly adv.

rotten·ness n.

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rotten [ˈrɒt^ən]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) affected with rot; decomposing, decaying, or putrid

2. breaking up, esp through age or hard use; disintegrating rotten ironwork

3. morally despicable or corrupt

4. untrustworthy, disloyal, or treacherous

5. Informal unpleasant, unfortunate, or nasty rotten luck rotten weather

6. Informal unsatisfactory or poor rotten workmanship

7. Informal miserably unwell

8. Informal distressed, uncomfortable, and embarrassed I felt rotten when I told him to go

9. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rocks, soils, etc.) soft and crumbling, esp as a result of weathering

10. Slang chiefly Austral and NZ intoxicated; drunk

adv Informal

extremely; very much men fancy her rotten

[from Old Norse rottin; related to Old English rotian to rot¹]

rottenly  adv

rottenness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rotten - very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" crappy, icky, lousy, shitty, stinking, stinky colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	2.	rotten - damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" decayed, rotted unsound - not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation"
	3.	rotten - having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness; "dead and rotten in his grave" stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

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rotten

adjective

1. decaying, bad, rank, foul, corrupt, sour, stinking, tainted, perished, festering, decomposed, decomposing, mouldy, mouldering, fetid, putrid, putrescent The smell is like rotten eggs.
decaying good, fresh, sweet, pure, wholesome

2. crumbling, decayed, disintegrating, perished, corroded, unsound The bay window is rotten.

3. (Informal) bad, disappointing, unfortunate, unlucky, regrettable, deplorable What rotten luck!

4. (Informal) despicable, mean, base, dirty, nasty, unpleasant, filthy, vile, wicked, disagreeable, contemptible, scurrilous, shitty (taboo slang) You rotten swine!

5. (Informal) unwell, poorly (informal), ill, sick, rough (informal), bad, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), below par, off colour, under the weather (informal), ropey or ropy (Brit. informal) I felt rotten with the flu.

6. (Informal) inferior, poor, sorry, inadequate, unacceptable, punk, duff (Brit. informal), unsatisfactory, lousy (slang), low-grade, substandard, ill-considered, crummy (slang), ill-thought-out, poxy (slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang), of a sort or of sorts, ropey or ropy (Brit. informal) I thought it was a rotten idea.

7. corrupt, immoral, deceitful, untrustworthy, sink, bent (slang), crooked (informal), vicious, degenerate, mercenary, treacherous, dishonest, disloyal, faithless, venal, dishonourable, perfidious There was something rotten in our legal system.
corrupt moral, decent, honourable, honest, trustworthy, scrupulous

8. guilty, sorry, ashamed, chastened, contrite, guilt-ridden, remorseful, regretful, conscience-stricken I feel rotten for having spilt the beans like that.

Translations

rotten [ˈrɒtn]

A. ADJ

1. (gen) → podrido; [food] → pasado; [tooth] → cariado, podrido; [wood] → carcomido, podrido
to smell rotten → oler a podrido
see also apple

2. (fig) [system, government] → corrompido (= of bad quality) → pésimo, fatal
it's a rotten novel → es una novela pésima or malísima
his English is rotten → tiene un inglés fatal
how rotten for you! → ¡cuánto te compadezco!, ¡lo que habrás sufrido!
he's rotten at chess → para el ajedrez es un desastre
I feel rotten (= ill) → me encuentro fatal; (= mean) → me siento culpable
they made me suffer something rotten → me hicieron pasarlas negras
what a rotten thing to do! → ¡qué maldad!
what a rotten thing to happen! → ¡qué mala suerte!
to be rotten to sb → portarse como un canalla con algn
what rotten weather! → ¡qué tiempo de perros!
he's rotten with money → está podrido de dinero

B. ADV → malísimamente, fatal
they played real rotten → jugaron fatal

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rotten [ˈrɒt^ən] adj

(= decayed) [fruit, vegetable, wood, floorboards] → pourri(e)
a rotten apple (lit) → une pomme pourrie

(= dishonest) → pourri(e)
a rotten apple (fig) → une brebis galeuse

(= bad) [idea, plan, day] → merdique >; [film, singer] → nul(le)
what rotten luck! → quelle déveine!, quelle guigne!
what rotten weather! → quel temps pourri!

[cold, headache] → carabiné(e)
to feel rotten (= ill) → être mal fichu(e)

(= unkind) → dégueulasse >
That's a rotten thing to do → C'est dégueulasse de faire une chose pareille.
to feel rotten (= guilty) → se sentir honteux/euse

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rotten

adj

vegetation, egg, tooth → faul; wood → morsch, faul; fruit → faul, verdorben; (fig: = corrupt) → korrupt, verdorben; rotten to the core (fig) → durch und durch verdorben; rotten apple (fig) → schwarzes Schaf; there’s always one rotten egg (in the basket) (fig) → es gibt immer ein schwarzes Schaf

(inf: = poor, incompetent) → mies (inf); she was a rotten driver → sie war eine miserable Fahrerin; to be rotten at something → in etw (dat) → schlecht sein; I was always rotten at drawing → ich konnte noch nie gut zeichnen

(inf: = dreadful, unpleasant) → scheußlich (inf); weather → mies (inf), → scheußlich (inf); what rotten luck! → so ein Pech!; it’s a rotten business → das ist eine üble Sache; to have a rotten time → eine schlimme Zeit durchmachen; what a rotten time you’re having → was du zurzeit aber auch alles durchmachen musst! (inf); isn’t it rotten about poor David? → ist das nicht furchtbar mit dem armen David?

(inf: = mean) → gemein, eklig; that was a rotten trick/a rotten thing to do → das war ein übler Trick/eine Gemeinheit; that’s a rotten thing to say → es ist gemein, so etwas zu sagen

(inf: = unwell) → elend, mies (inf); to feel rotten → sich elend fühlen; to look rotten → schlecht aussehen

(inf: = guilty) to feel rotten about doing something → sich (dat) → mies vorkommen, etw zu tun (inf)

(inf: = damned) → verdammt (inf); you can keep your rotten bike! → du kannst dein verdammtes or blödes Fahrrad behalten! (inf)

(inf) to spoil somebody (something) rotten → jdn nach Strich und Faden verwöhnen (inf); to fancy somebody (something) rotten → jdn wahnsinnig gernhaben (inf)

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rotten [ˈrɒtn] adj

a. (fruit, eggs) → marcio/a; (meat) → andato/a a male; (tooth) → cariato/a; (wood) → marcio/a, marcito/a (fig) (morally) → corrotto/a, marcio/a
rotten to the core → completamente marcio/a

b. (fam, YYY) (bad) → schifoso/a, brutto/a; (action) → vigliacco/a
what rotten luck! → che scalogna!
what a rotten thing to do! → che vigliaccata!, che carognata!
I feel rotten (ill) → mi sento da cani (mean) → mi sento un verme

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rotten [ˈrɒtn] adj

a. (fruit, eggs) → marcio/a; (meat) → andato/a a male; (tooth) → cariato/a; (wood) → marcio/a, marcito/a (fig) (morally) → corrotto/a, marcio/a
rotten to the core → completamente marcio/a

b. (fam, YYY) (bad) → schifoso/a, brutto/a; (action) → vigliacco/a
what rotten luck! → che scalogna!
what a rotten thing to do! → che vigliaccata!, che carognata!
I feel rotten (ill) → mi sento da cani (mean) → mi sento un verme

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