Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Adverb

The word "rotten" can be used as adjective, adjective and adverb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Rosie Rottencrotch Susie Rottencrotch Your Rottenness rotten apple rotten borough rotten egg rotten egg gas rotten stone rotten to the core rotten wood rottened rottenish rottenly rottenness rottenstone something is rotten in the state of Denmark spoil somebody rotten spoil someone rotten spoiled rotten unrotten

Etymologically Related To

rot

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contaminated decayed inedible

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

curdled flyblown fusty maggoty mildewed moldy musty overripe putrid rancid reasty sour

Related Terms

fermented passed something's sell-by date saprogenic stale

Related Terms

bacteria bad cruel decay immoral mean terrible

Similar Terms

bad stale stale unsound

Synonym Network

decayed stinking

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.