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rotted

  • past participle of rot.
  • past tense form of rot.

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Rotted Valentine’s Day flowers, deflated balloons and other gifts are strewn about.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022

Rotted but unpainted wood from fences and side yards, paper and cardboard, cotton draperies.

From Slate • May 28, 2022

Rotted blankets lay in the bunks, and pots and pans were on the stove.

From The Night-Born by London, Jack

Rotted manure is less dangerous, and few crops repay its use in higher degree than the potato.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

Rotted manure does not mean fresh or lumpy manure.

From The Mayflower, January, 1905 by Various