Expected and Rotten

Expected

Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.

Rotten and expected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Expected".

Rotten

Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.

Expected and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expected" instead an adjective "Rotten".

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

Both words in one sentence

  • Rules Lawyer In Something Rotten, a professional croquet team includes a squad of lawyers, since Rules Lawyering is a significant (and expected) part of the game in that universe.
    Source: Rules Lawyer
  • The rotten children, after hearing the contents of the will, are of course very shocked and very angry for not getting nearly what they expected — especially if Alice was the Self-Made Man, and did not get it from her family.
  • Film / National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation As can be expected, everything goes horribly wrong in the most hilarious manner possible.A perennial Christmas favorite, the film received mixed positive critical reception, earning a solid 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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