Guilty and Rotten

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Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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

Nearby Words: guilt, guiltless, guiltiness, guiltily

Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.

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

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

They were almost set to be pronounced not guilty when the plaintiff's lawyer noted that Butt-Head had called them "rotten eggs" instead of just "eggs." How did they know they were rotten?

Source: I Never Said It Was Poison
Daddy's Girl: Played with rather interestingly in the first season: the reason behind Reika Tamaki's Rich Bitch behavior is that her dad spoils her rotten... and dad's reason to do it is that he feels guilty for letting Reika get seriously injured due to his carelessness.

Source: Anime / Ojamajo Doremi

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