rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
half-rotted
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a word derived from
rot.
Example Sentences
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“Ferment, mildew and a sort of compost half-rotted flavor.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
A musty, full-size cabin, its rickety walls and floor half-rotted and its rooms scattered with evocative artifacts.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2015
A sodden, half-rotted rug still lay across a low marble bench.
From Time Magazine Archive
He found Penny on the forecastle, where he had so often found Ser Jorah, standing by the rail beside the cog’s hideous half-rotted figurehead and gazing out across the inky sea.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It was probably an escape route for the king, though from the half-rotted condition of some of the boats, she wondered if he knew that it was here.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
