| English adjective: rotten | |||
| 1. | rotten very bad | ||
| Samples | A lousy play. It's a stinking world. | ||
| Synonyms | crappy, icky, lousy, shitty, stinking, stinky | ||
| Similar | bad | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
| 2. | rotten damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless | ||
| Samples | Rotten floor boards. Rotted beams. A decayed foundation. | ||
| Synonyms | decayed, rotted | ||
| Similar | unsound | ||
| Antonyms | sound | ||
| 3. | rotten having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness | ||
| Samples | Dead and rotten in his grave. | ||
| Similar | stale | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||