rottenness
rottenness noun: the quality of being rotten.
Noun
rottenness (countable and uncountable, plural rottennesses)
- The quality of being rotten.
- The track was further weakened by the too wide spacing of the sleepers, most of which "were in the last stage of rottenness."1946 July and August, “The Royston Accident, G.N.R., July 3, 1866”, in Railway Magazine, pages 216, 219
- Slowly Matilda sat down. Oh, the rottenness of it all! The unfairness! How dare they expel her for something she hadn't done!1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda
- Synonyms:
- rottedness
Synonyms of rottenness
Forms of rottenness
| plural | rottennesses |
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Origin of rottenness
From Middle English rotennesse; equivalent to rotten + -ness.
Phrases with rottenness
Questions about rottenness
- What does rottenness mean?
- Rottenness means the quality of being rotten.
- What part of speech is rottenness?
- Rottenness is a noun.
- What is the plural of rottenness?
- The plural of rottenness is rottennesses.
Words near rottenness in the dictionary
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