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spoilt

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spoilt  (spoilt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spoil.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spoilt - having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.spoiltspoilt - (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
3.spoilt - affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"
destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"
Translations
spoilt [spɔɪlt] pt, pp of spoil
adj [child] → mimado, consentido; [ballot paper] → invalidado
spoilt [spɔɪlt] pt, pp of spoil
adj [child] → gâté(e); [ballot paper] → nul(le)
spoilt [spɔɪlt] pt, pp of spoil
adj (child) → verwöhnt;
(ballot paper) → ungültig
spoilt [spɔɪlt] pt, pp of spoil
adj [child] → viziato/a; [ballot paper] → nullo/a


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But one time he spoilt his company for all time: his marriage he calleth it.
" Then she eased her mind with this retort: "Marse Tom, she makes you do anything she wants to, and you can't deny it; so if she could be spoilt, she'd been spoilt long ago, because you are the very WORST
If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.
 
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