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spoiler | rotten |

As a noun spoiler

is one who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.

As an adjective rotten is

of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.

As an adverb rotten is

to an extreme degree.

spoiler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
  • One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
  • A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story.
    • Good netiquette dictates that one warn of spoilers before discussing them, so that readers who wish to do so may experience the surprises for themselves.
  • (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift.
  • (automobiles) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce
  • An individual (or organisation etc.), unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another's victory.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 713:
    • The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers .
  • (trading card games) A comprehensive list of objects and their characteristics.

    • Derived terms

    * spoiler space

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    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 .

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