having rotted; putrid
morally or politically corrupt
The system is rotten through and through
informal extremely unpleasant
I've had a rotten day at work
unhappy; ashamed
I felt rotten about having to lie to her
inferior; useless; not good
That was a rotten idea!
suffering or marked by illness or discomfort
I felt rotten after eating that curry
rottenly adv
rottenness noun
[Middle English roten from Old Norse rotinn]