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
The green grocer obliged with decaying bananas and half-rotted apples.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
“He was tired of being a half-rotted monster, you know. He practically begged me for lips and eyeballs.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
