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1
having undergone organic breakdown
- rotten, smelly meat that should have been thrown out
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2
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
- played a rotten trick and then lied about it
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- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- dirty,
- disreputable,
- evil-minded,
- ignoble,
- ill,
- infernal,
- low,
- mean,
- snide,
- sordid
- corrupt,
- debased,
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- loose,
- low-minded,
- perverted,
- reprobate,
- scrofulous,
- sick,
- unhealthy
- cursed
- (also curst),
- cussed,
- defiling,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- pestilential,
- ugly,
- ungodly,
- unwholesome
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- elevated,
- high,
- high-minded,
- law-abiding,
- legitimate,
- lofty,
- noble,
- principled,
- reputable,
- scrupulous
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
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3
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
- had a rotten time while on vacation
Synonyms for rotten
- bad,
- bitter,
- disagreeable,
- displeasing,
- distasteful,
- harsh,
- icky,
- nasty,
- sour,
- uncongenial,
- unlovely,
- unpalatable,
- unpleasant,
- unpleasing,
- unsavory,
- unwelcome,
- wicked,
- yucky
- (also yukky)
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- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- appalling,
- awful,
- beastly,
- bilious,
- disgusting,
- dreadful,
- foul,
- ghastly,
- gnarly
- [slang],
- god-awful,
- gross,
- hateful,
- hellish,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- invidious,
- loathsome,
- nauseating,
- nauseous,
- noisome,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- odious,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- revulsive,
- scandalous,
- seamy,
- shocking,
- sick,
- sickening,
- ugly,
- unholy,
- vile,
- villainous
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4
extremely unsatisfactory
- rotten housing conditions that no one should be forced to tolerate
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- bitchin'
- [slang],
- great,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- wonderful
5
of low quality
- I can't do anything with these rotten tools
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- bad,
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- gimcrack,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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The first known use of rotten was in the 13th century
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