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
rottenly
adverb
: to an extreme degree
spoiled rotten
Examples of rotten in a Sentence
Adjective
They did a rotten job.
What rotten weather we're having.
Adverb
Those kids were spoiled rotten by their mother.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
There is little that has gone right for Tanner Scott this week, the most miserable one in what has been a rotten year in the first season as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ $72 million closer.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
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Adjective
The truck driver abruptly stopped, causing rotten melons and other fruit to catapult from it.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
There is little that has gone right for Tanner Scott this week, the most miserable one in what has been a rotten year in the first season as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ $72 million closer.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
If underlings are afraid to question authority or the board lack independent voices, a corporate culture can soon turn rotten.
—Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
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“Rotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotten. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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