I. ˈrä-t ə n adjective
Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English rotian to rot
Date: 13th century
1. : having rotted : putrid
2. : morally corrupt
3. : extremely unpleasant or inferior
a rotten day
a rotten job
4. : very uncomfortable
feeling rotten
5. : of very poor quality : lousy , abominable
a rotten show
what rotten luck
• rot·ten·ly adverb
• rot·ten·ness -t ə n-(n)əs noun
II. adverb
Date: 1880
: to an extreme degree
spoiled rotten