rotten (Meaning)

Wordnet

rotten (s)

very bad

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

Webster

rotten (a.)

Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting.

Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.

FAQs About the word rotten

very bad, damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless, having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulnessHaving rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten app

rotting, decomposed, putrid, bad, decayed, corrupted,spoiled, decaying,putrefied, rancid

undecomposed, undecomposed,fresh, sweet, fresh, good, sweet, good,preserved, uncontaminated

The smell of rotten eggs permeated the kitchen, indicating a gas leak.

He discovered a forgotten sandwich in his backpack, now squished and rotten.

The wooden boards of the old barn were soft and rotten from years of neglect.

She wrinkled her nose at the sight of the rotten fruit in the bowl.