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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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You have treated me rottenly, you know, haven't you?
From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
And I'm able to do scientific work because of the example you've been to me, though I'm rottenly unfit for it myself.
From The Judge by West, Rebecca
So far as hiding one's intentions, it's a most rottenly immoral game.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon