Rotten and Severe

Rotten

Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.

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

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

Severe

Severe adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

Rotten and severe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Severe".

Nearby Words: severely, severity, severed

Both words in one sentence

  • Cars 2, while it earned a little bit of praise, got hit by a severe case of Sequelitis; it became the first Pixar film to get a Rotten rating on RT (39%), breaking the studio's streak, although it was still financially successful and helped build the franchise, inspiring the Planes spinoff below.
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