Fallen and Rotten

Fallen

Fallen adjective - No longer living.

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

Nearby Words: fall, falling

Rotten

Rotten adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: played a rotten trick and then lied about it

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

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / Don't Hug Me I'm Scared It's worth noting that the Duck Guy's rotten, fallen-out eyeball is still on the ground when everything goes back to normal.
  • Comic Book / My Little Pony: Fiendship Is Magic She briefly explains her origin story to the trapped Twilight - she was "born" out of a carnivorous plant that grew from a rotten nut that fell into a magic pond, which fed off insects and the bones of ponies that had fallen into the pond before, apparently after being buried in the graveyard above.
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