different between rotten vs outrageous
rotten
English
Etymology
From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rut?n? (“to rot”). More at rot.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???tn?/, [????n?]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???tn?/
- Rhymes: -?t?n
Adjective
rotten (comparative rottener or more rotten, superlative rottenest or most rotten)
- 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.
- 1596-99?, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I, scene iii:
- Antonio: Mark you this, Bassanio, / The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. / An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, / A goodly apple rotten at the heart. / O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
rotten (comparative more rotten, superlative most rotten)
- To an extreme degree.
- That kid is spoilt rotten.
- The girls fancy him something rotten.
Anagrams
- Trento, torent
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?t?(n)/
- Rhymes: -?t?n
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rotten, reformed from earlier roten, from Old Dutch *roton, from Proto-Germanic *rut?n?.
Verb
rotten
- To rot, to go bad, to decay.
Inflection
Derived terms
- doorrotten
- verrotten
- wegrotten
Etymology 2
Noun
rotten
- Plural form of rot
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?t?n/, [???t?n], [???tn?]
- Hyphenation: rot?ten
Etymology 1
From Middle High German roten, derived from rote (whence modern Rotte), from Old French rote, from Latin rupta.
Verb
rotten (weak, third-person singular present rottet, past tense rottete, past participle gerottet, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete) To form into a gang, to rout, to squad.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- zusammenrotten (remains common)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German roten, roden, from Proto-Germanic *rud?n?.
Verb
rotten (weak, third-person singular present rottet, past tense rottete, past participle gerottet, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of roden (“to clear woods, to make arable”)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- ausrotten (remains common)
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German rotten, alteration (perhaps intensivation) of older r?ten, from Old Saxon rot?n, from Proto-Germanic *rut?n?.
Verb
rotten (weak, third-person singular present rottet, past tense rottete, past participle gerottet, auxiliary haben)
- To rot, to decay.
Conjugation
Usage notes
- As a simplex chiefly with certain adverbs, like vor sich hin. More common in compounds.
Synonyms
- faulen
- verfaulen
Derived terms
- dahinrotten
- verrotten
Middle English
Verb
rotten
- Alternative form of roten (“to rot”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- rotta f
Noun
rotten m
- definite masculine singular of rotte: rat (rodent)
West Frisian
Noun
rotten
- plural of rôt
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outrageous
English
Alternative forms
- outragious (archaic)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /a?t??e?d??s/
- Rhymes: -e?d??s
Adjective
outrageous (comparative more outrageous, superlative most outrageous)
- Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, First Folio 1623:
- To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to suffer / The Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune, / Or to take Armes against a Sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them [...].
- 2011, Paul Wilson, The Guardian, 19 Oct 2011:
- The Irish-French rugby union whistler Alain Rolland was roundly condemned for his outrageous decision that lifting a player into the air then turning him over so he falls on his head or neck amounted to dangerous play.
- c. 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, First Folio 1623:
- Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. [from 14th c.]
- 2004, David Smith, The Observer, 19 Dec 2004:
- Audience members praised McKellen, best known for Shakespearean roles and as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, for his show-stealing turn as Twankey in a series of outrageous glitzy dresses.
- 2004, David Smith, The Observer, 19 Dec 2004:
- Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]
- 2001, Imogen Tilden, The Guardian, 8 Dec 2001:
- "It's something I really am quite nervous about," he admits, before adding, with relish: "You have to be a bit outrageous and challenging sometimes."
- 2001, Imogen Tilden, The Guardian, 8 Dec 2001:
- (now rare) Fierce, violent. [from 14th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
- For els my feeble vessell, crazd and crackt / Through thy strong buffets and outrageous blowes, / Cannot endure, but needes it must be wrackt [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
Derived terms
- outrageously
- outrageousness
Related terms
- outrage
Translations
Further reading
- outrageous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- outrageous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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