Rotten — Rot ten, a. [Icel. rotinn; akin to Sw. rutten, Dan. radden. See {Rot}.] Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat. Hence: (a) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. [1913 Webster] You common cry of curs! whose breath I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotten — (Ulrichen,Швейцария) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Ritti 8, 3988 Ulrichen, Швейцария … Каталог отелей
rotten — early 13c., from O.N. rotinn decayed, pp. of verb related to rotna to decay, from P.Gmc. stem *rut (see ROT (Cf. rot)). Sense of corrupt is from late 14c.; weakened sense of bad first recorded 1881. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at … Etymology dictionary
rotten — [adj1] decayed, decaying bad, badsmelling, corroded, corrupt, crumbled, crumbling, decomposed, decomposing, disgusting, disintegrated, disintegrating, fecal, feculent, festering, fetid, foul, gross, infected, loathsome, loud, mephitic, moldering … New thesaurus
rotten — ► ADJECTIVE 1) suffering from decay. 2) corrupt. 3) informal very bad or unpleasant. ► ADVERB informal ▪ very much: your mother spoiled you rotten. DERIVATIVES rottenness noun … English terms dictionary
Rotten — Rotten, so v.w. Rothflosser … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rotten [1] — Rotten, s. Rotkarpfen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Rotten [2] — Rotten des Flachses, s. Flachs, S. 648 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Rotten — Rotten, Fisch, s. Rotfeder … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Rotten [2] — Rotten oder Rösten, in der Flachsspinnerei das Entfernen der im Bast der Flachsstengel enthaltenen kleberartigen Substanz behufs Trennung der Flachsfasern, geschieht durch Einlegen in Wasser (Wasserröste), durch Einwirkung der atmosphärischen… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
