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Rotten vs Doted - What's the difference?

rotten | doted |

As adjectives the difference between rotten and doted

is that rotten is of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents while doted is (obsolete) stupid; foolish.

As an adverb rotten

is to an extreme degree.

As a verb doted is

(dote).

rotten

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
    • If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten .
  • In a state of decay.
    • The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten .
    His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten .
  • Cruel, mean or immoral.
    • That man is a rotten father.
    This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
  • Bad or terrible.
    • Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
    It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
    She has the flu and feels rotten .

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "rotten" is often applied: wood, food, egg, meat, fruit, tomato, apple, banana, milk, vegetable, stuff, tooth, smell, person, kid, bastard, scoundrel, weather.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • To an extreme degree.
    • That kid is spoilt rotten .
    The girls fancy him something rotten .

    Anagrams

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    doted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dote)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) stupid; foolish
  • * Spenser
    • Senseless speech and doted ignorance.
  • (US, obsolete) half-rotten
    • doted wood
    (Webster 1913)