rottenness

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rottenness

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From Middle English rotennesse; equivalent to rotten + -ness.

noun rottennesses

  1. countable, uncountable 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."

    Similar: rottedness

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noun the quality of being rotten

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"rottenness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rottenness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rottenness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rottenness

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"rottenness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rottenness.

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@misc{rottenness_2026,
  title = {rottenness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rottenness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}