rotten (/ˈrɒtən/)
adjective · Intermediate · Food & Drink
🔊 /ˈrɒtən/
Meaning
Meaning: decayed and no longer good to eat
Decayed or gone bad, especially food that is no longer safe to eat. It can also describe something very bad in general.
Examples
🗣 Throw away the rotten fruit in the bowl.
Etymology
From Old Norse ‘rotinn’ (decayed), past participle of a verb meaning to rot.
How & Where It’s Used
Used for spoiled food and figuratively for bad situations or people.
Tags: food, spoiled