rotten meaning and definition

ROTTEN adjective

Definition of rotten (adjective)

1. very bad
   • "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"
   • synonyms: crappy, icky, lousy, shitty, stinking, stinky
2. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
   • "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"
   • synonyms: decayed, rotted
3. having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
   • "dead and rotten in his grave"