rotten
adjective
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
half-rotten
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a word derived from
rotten.
Example Sentences
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If you've ever pulled up a potato plant only to find a half-rotten tater, you'll know the disappointment.
From Salon ● May 31, 2023
A skinny, floppy-haired guy who resembles a cartoon version of the titular bird, he tries to survive on the half-rotten scraps of the consumer economy, running a series of low-level, frequently stupid get-less-poor-quick schemes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2014
He then grabbed a half-rotten banana and said something to a teenage cashier, before bending over in a fit of laughter.
From Washington Post
He finally had to take $2,500 for his half-rotten produce.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, by the lake, sitting on a mossy, half-rotten log, the Colonel said to me, “Lara was right. We should do something for her. A prank. Something she would have loved.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
