Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rotten
Rotten
rotten
adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1 rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. 2 morally, socially, or politically corrupt. 3 sl. a disagreeable, unpleasant (had a rotten time). b (of a plan etc.) ill-advised, unsatisfactory (a rotten idea). c disagreeably ill (feel rotten today). Phrases and idioms rotten borough hist. (before 1832) an English borough able to elect an MP though having very few voters. rotten-stone decomposed siliceous limestone used as a powder for polishing metals. Derivatives rottenly adv. rottenness n. Etymology: ME f. ON rotinn, rel. to ROT, RET
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English rotian to rot Date: 13th century having rotted ; putrid, morally corrupt, extremely unpleasant or inferior , very uncomfortable , of very poor quality ; lousy, abominable , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 1880 to an extreme degree ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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