rottenly
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a word derived from
rotten.
rottenadjectivedecomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
Example Sentences
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And Mama always invited Marilyn Monroe, too, because Mama was very adamant about how rottenly people treated Marilyn.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The army and courts were proudly, rottenly impregnable.
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"Well, you know, Chevalier is rottenly bad," replied Roger, without hesitation.
From A Mummer's Tale by Charles E. Roche
The case was rottenly septic; never mind the cause.
From Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
I don't know how to put it into words; but I had a feeling of being up against something that was rottenly dangerous.
From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson