Rottenness

  • 121putrescence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being decayed: breakdown, decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putridness, rot, rottenness, spoilage. See BETTER, THRIVE …

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  • 122putridness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being decayed: breakdown, decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putrescence, rot, rottenness, spoilage. See BETTER, THRIVE …

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  • 123Deterioration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deterioration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deterioration deterioration debasement Sgm: N 1 wane wane ebb Sgm: N 1 recession recession &c. 287 Sgm: N 1 retrogradation retrogradation &c. 283 …

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  • 124rotten — rot|ten1 [ˈrɔtn US ˈra:tn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: rotinn] 1.) badly decayed and no longer good to use ▪ the smell of rotten eggs ▪ Some of the wood was completely rotten. ▪ The apples went rotten very quickly. 2.) informal… …

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  • 125caries — 1630s, from L. caries rottenness, decay, from PIE root *kere to injure, break apart (Cf. Gk. ker death, destruction, O.Ir. krin withered, faded ) …

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  • 126carious — 1670s, from Fr. carieux (16c.), from L. cariosus, from caries rottenness, decay (see CARIES (Cf. caries)) …

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  • 127badness — bad·ness || bædnɪs n. evilness; rottenness …

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  • 128decayedness — n. being decomposed, rottenness …

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