[rot.ten] adj [ME roten, fr. ON rotinn; akin to OE rotian to rot] (13c) 1: having rotted: putrid
2: morally corrupt
3: extremely unpleasant or inferior "a ~ day" "a ~ job"
4: very uncomfortable "feeling ~"
5: of very poor quality: lousy, abominable "a ~ show" "what ~ luck" -- rot.ten.ly adv -- rot.ten.ness n
[2]rotten adv (1880): to an extreme degree "spoiled ~"