rotten

rot|ten¹ [ˈrɔtn US ˈra:tn] adj

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old Norse; Origin: rotinn]

1.) badly decayed and no longer good to use

▪ the smell of rotten eggs

▪ Some of the wood was completely rotten.

▪ The apples went rotten very quickly.

2.) informal very bad

= ↑terrible

▪ What rotten luck !

▪ a rotten idea

▪ The service was rotten.

▪ He's a rotten driver.

3.) informal if someone is rotten, they are unpleasant, unkind, or dishonest

▪ Why are you being so rotten?

▪ a rotten little brat

4.) feel rotten

a) to feel ill

b) to feel unhappy and guilty about something

▪ I felt rotten about lying to him.

5.) [only before noun] spoken

used when you are angry

▪ I don't want your rotten money!

6.) rotten to the core

extremely dishonest

▪ The whole government is rotten to the core.

7.) a rotten apple

one bad person who has a bad effect on all the others in a group

>rottenness n [U]

rotten ²

rotten² adv informal

1.) spoil sb rotten

to treat someone too well or too kindly, especially a child, so that they think they should always have what they want

▪ He was the favorite, and his mother spoiled him rotten.

2.) fancy sb rotten

BrE to be extremely attracted to someone in a sexual way - used humorously