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rotten

adjective
  1. Smelling of mildew or decay: frowzy, fusty, moldy, musty, putrid, rancid, rank 2. See smells
  2. Impaired because of decay: bad, putrid. See better, taste, thrive
  3. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, unhealthy, villainous. See clean, good
  4. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean 2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, shabby, vile, wretched. See good
  5. Of decidedly inferior quality: base 2, cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, shoddy, sleazy, trashy. Informal: cheesy. Slang: crummy, schlocky. See good

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