ROTTEN


Meaning of ROTTEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɒt(ə)n ]

1.

If food, wood, or another substance is rotten , it has decayed and can no longer be used.

The smell outside this building is overwhelming–like rotten eggs...

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as rotten , you think it is very unpleasant or of very poor quality. ( INFORMAL )

I personally think it’s a rotten idea...

≠ great

ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

If you describe someone as rotten , you are insulting them or criticizing them because you think that they are very unpleasant or unkind. ( INFORMAL )

You rotten swine! How dare you?...

≠ nice

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

4.

If you feel rotten , you feel bad, either because you are ill or because you are sorry about something. ( INFORMAL )

I had glandular fever and spent that year feeling rotten...

= awful

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

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