"rotten" meaning in English

See rotten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈrɑtn̩/ [US], /ˈrɒtn̩/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rotten.wav [UK] Forms: rotten [positive], more rotten [comparative], most rotten [superlative]
Etymology: rot + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rot|en}} rot + -en Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If food is rotten, it has gone bad. Synonyms: spoiled
    Sense id: simple-rotten-en-adj-dJbDrhw2
  2. If someone is rotten, they are cruel or mean.
    Sense id: simple-rotten-en-adj-HLA~bi7s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -en
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