The meaning of Rotten

idiom

To a very great degree or extent

phrase

A large amount.

Usage examples:

I don't know a great deal about politics

phrase

A large amount

Usage examples:

She spends a good deal of her time in china., a great deal of effort has gone into making the softw…

adjective

Extremely bad; appalling.

Usage examples:

The quality of her work is abysmal

adjective

Causing shock or dismay; horrific.

Usage examples:

The cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack

verb

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Usage examples:

Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers

adjective

Horrifyingly wicked.

Usage examples:

Atrocious cruelties

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

adjective

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

Usage examples:

Chronic bronchitis

adjective

(esp. of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time

Usage examples:

Mr. george is resigning because of chronic heart disease., there is a chronic shortage of teachers.…

adjective

(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time

Usage examples:

Chronic condition the study looks at adults with chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes., c…

adjective

Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

Usage examples:

A crummy little room

noun

A truck used to transport loggers to and from work.

Usage examples:

The inside of cabooses reflected the conductor's personal habits and the degree of cleanliness vari…

adjective

Of very bad quality

Usage examples:

Crummy weather, a crummy job, a crummy movie

adjective

Having rotted or decomposed.

Usage examples:

Decayed animal and plant matter

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Past simple and past participle of decay

Usage examples:

Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

adjective

Rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The odour of decaying fish

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Past simple and past participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

adjective

(of organic matter) in the process of decaying.

Usage examples:

Decomposing fungi

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Present participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

adjective

Extremely serious or urgent.

Usage examples:

Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

adjective

Very serious or extreme

Usage examples:

Cheating will bring dire consequences.

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

noun

A flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag.

Usage examples:

A currant duff

adjective

Of very poor quality.

Usage examples:

Duff lyrics

noun

Decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees.

Usage examples:

Generally the fires in this area burn the duff and underbrush and scorch a few trees

adjective

(of a wound or sore) forming pus; septic.

Usage examples:

A festering abscess

verb

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.

Usage examples:

I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb

Present participle of fester

Usage examples:

A festering sore, it's better to express your anger than let it fester inside you., a festering arg…

adjective

Smelling extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The fetid water of the marsh

adjective

Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.

Usage examples:

There's been a most frightful accident

adjective

Feeling or causing despair.

Usage examples:

Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

adjective

Without hope

Usage examples:

We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Usage examples:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

Usage examples:

An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

Usage examples:

Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

Schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

noun

A person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

Usage examples:

Her social and intellectual inferiors

adjective

So ludicrous as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

If it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable

adjective

Amusing or ridiculous

Usage examples:

The movie was so far from accurate that it was laughable.

adjective

Very poor or bad.

Usage examples:

The service is usually lousy

adjective

Bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

The city does a lousy job of snow removal., i thought the movie was lousy.

adjective

Affected by mildew; mouldy.

Usage examples:

The first room had a mildewy smell to it

verb

Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.

Usage examples:

The books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse

adjective

Slowly decaying or disintegrating, especially because of neglect.

Usage examples:

Piles of mouldering rubbish

adjective

Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread

adjective

Covered with mould

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

adverb

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.

Usage examples:

The man ran off

preposition

Moving away and often down from.

Usage examples:

He rolled off the bed

adjective

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.

Usage examples:

Even the greatest athletes have off days

adjective

Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.

Usage examples:

She looked so pathetic that i bent down to comfort her

adjective

Causing feelings of sadness or sympathy

Usage examples:

I think it’s pathetic that only half of the eligible voters tend to vote., a pathetic excuse, berni…

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

adjective

Extremely cold

Usage examples:

Her hands were perished., i'm perished with cold.

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Usage examples:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

adjective

Of poor quality; worthless.

Usage examples:

They've won one poxy trophy

adjective

Having little value, importance, or influence

Usage examples:

She lives in a poxy little village in the middle of nowhere.

adjective

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

Usage examples:

The odour of putrescent flesh

adjective

(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

A butcher who sold putrid meat

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

adjective

(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.

Usage examples:

Rancid meat

adjective

(of food containing a fat such as butter or oil) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

adverb

In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible.

Usage examples:

So what really happened?

exclamation

Used to express interest, surprise, or doubt.

Usage examples:

‘i've been working hard.’ ‘really?’

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Usage examples:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Usage examples:

The leaves were turning black with rot

noun

A process of deterioration; a decline in standards.

Usage examples:

There is enough talent in the team to stop the rot

adjective

Having a strong or unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Smelly feet

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

Smelly feet, the basement is damp and smelly.

adjective

Having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

Usage examples:

She sampled the wine and found it was sour

noun

A drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.

Usage examples:

A rum sour

verb

Make or become sour.

Usage examples:

Water soured with tamarind

adjective

(of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently.

Usage examples:

He acts like a spoiled brat

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

adjective

Destroyed, damaged, or no longer able to be used

Usage examples:

Spoiled meat, you’re acting like a spoiled brat.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

adjective

(of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently.

Usage examples:

He acts like a spoiled brat

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

adjective

Foul-smelling.

Usage examples:

He was locked in a stinking cell

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

She is obviously stinking rich

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer

adjective

Below the usual or required standard.

Usage examples:

Substandard housing

adjective

Below a satisfactory standard

Usage examples:

There’s plenty of substandard child care available.

verb

Contaminate or pollute (something).

Usage examples:

The air was tainted by fumes from the cars

noun

A trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality.

Usage examples:

The lingering taint of creosote

noun

The perineum.

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

A terrible crime

adjective

Not satisfactory; not good enough.

Usage examples:

Years of living in unsatisfactory rented accommodation

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.