rotten
adj
1 affected with rot; decomposing, decaying, or putrid
2 breaking up, esp. through age or hard use; disintegrating
rotten ironwork
3 morally despicable or corrupt
4 untrustworthy, disloyal, or treacherous
5 Informal unpleasant, unfortunate, or nasty
rotten luck, rotten weather
6 Informal unsatisfactory or poor
rotten workmanship
7 Informal miserably unwell
8 Informal distressed, uncomfortable, and embarrassed
I felt rotten when I told him to go
9 (of rocks, soils, etc.) soft and crumbling, esp. as a result of weathering
10 Slang (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) intoxicated; drunk
adv
Informal
11 extremely; very much
men fancy her rotten
(C13: from Old Norse rottin; related to Old English rotian to rot1)
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rottenly adv
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rottenness n