Associations to the word «Rotten»

Wiktionary

ROTTEN, adjective. Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
ROTTEN, adjective. In a state of decay.
ROTTEN, adjective. Cruel, mean or immoral.
ROTTEN, adjective. Bad or terrible.
ROTTEN, adverb. To an extreme degree.
ROTTEN APPLE, noun. A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others: a bad apple.
ROTTEN APPLES, noun. Plural of rotten apple
ROTTEN BOROUGH, noun. (historical) A borough that was represented in Parliament although it had very few voters.
ROTTEN BOROUGHS, noun. Plural of rotten borough
ROTTEN EGG GAS, noun. (colloquial) hydrogen sulfide
ROTTEN STONE, noun. (mineralogy) A soft stone used in artistic grinding and polishing, and for cleaning metallic substances. The name is also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to similar uses.

Dictionary definition

ROTTEN, adjective. Very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world".
ROTTEN, adjective. Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation".
ROTTEN, adjective. Having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness; "dead and rotten in his grave".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King