rotten
adjective /ˈrɒtn/
/ˈrɑːtn/
Idioms - (of food, wood, etc.) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used
- the smell of rotten vegetables
- The fruit is starting to go rotten.
- rotten floorboards
Extra Examples- That meat's going to go rotten if you don't use it soon.
- The wood was quite rotten by this time.
- They pelted him with rotten eggs.
- [usually before noun] (informal) very bad synonym terrible
- I've had a rotten day!
- What rotten luck!
- She's a rotten singer.
- rotten at something I'm rotten at maths.
- rotten at doing something I'm rotten at remembering names.
Extra Examples- That was a rather rotten trick!
- You rotten little swine!
- [not usually before noun] (informal) dishonest
- The organization is rotten to the core.
- [not before noun] (informal) looking or feeling ill
- She felt rotten.
- This flu makes you feel rotten.
- [not before noun] (informal) feeling guilty about something you have done
- I feel rotten about leaving them behind.
- [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are angry or upset about something
- You can keep your rotten money!
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rotinn.
Idioms
a bad/rotten apple
- one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group