rotten eggs

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• rotten — rot|ten1 [ˈrɔtn US ˈra:tn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: rotinn] 1.) badly decayed and no longer good to use ▪ the smell of rotten eggs ▪ Some of the wood was completely rotten. ▪ The apples went rotten very quickly. 2.) informal… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rotten — [[t]rɒ̱t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ If food, wood, or another substance is rotten, it has decayed and can no longer be used. The smell outside this building is overwhelming like rotten eggs... The front bay window is rotten. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you… …   English dictionary

• rotten — I UK [ˈrɒt(ə)n] / US [ˈrɑt(ə)n] adjective Word forms rotten : adjective rotten comparative rottener superlative rottenest * 1) something that is rotten has decayed rotten eggs/fruit/teeth 2) a) informal unpleasant I wish I could get rid of this… …   English dictionary

• rotten — rot|ten1 [ ratn ] adjective * 1. ) something that is rotten has decayed: rotten eggs/fruit/teeth 2. ) INFORMAL unpleasant: I wish I could get rid of this rotten cough. be rotten to someone: They were really rotten to him! a ) OFTEN HUMOROUS used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rotten — 1 adjective 1 badly decayed: rotten fruit | the smell of rotten eggs | The wood was completely rotten. 2 informal very nasty or unpleasant: What rotten weather! | It s a rotten thing to do. 3 informal a word meaning very bad at doing something,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rotten — [ˈrɒt(ə)n] adj 1) decayed rotten eggs/fruit/teeth[/ex] 2) informal unpleasant They were really rotten to him![/ex] If it rains all the time, we ll have a rotten holiday.[/ex] 3) informal of a low quality, standard, or ability She s a rotten… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• rotten-egg — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: from the phrase rotten egg : to throw rotten eggs at …   Useful english dictionary

• rotten —   Pilau, palahū, ino ino, palahō; popopo (of wood, paper); āelo, lāla au (of eggs; fig., spoiled, worthless); milu (as fruit); pala, palakiu, alapuka (rare, as taro); palahuki (as banana stump).   Also: huhu, huhuhu, pele ū, peluluka, pūnonu, ūki …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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