rotten
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If he has traveled an arc of self-improvement, it has still landed him in a pretty rotten place.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Food is scarce or goes rotten because of a lack of refrigeration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
He was wronged by the IRS leak of his tax return, but this payment deal is rotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
According to them, we were evil children, spoiled rotten and selfish.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing rotten
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