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rotten

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɒtn̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted enorttStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (ROTTEN).

Definitions

  1. having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

Word origin

From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).

Used in a sentence

  • If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.
  • The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.
  • His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten.

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