Rotten Crossword Clue

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Rotten Crossword Answer

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LOUSY

(5 letters)

PUTRID

(6 letters)

BAD

(3 letters)

AWFUL

(5 letters)

EVIL

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. smelling of fermentation or staleness
2. (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ROTTEN (adjective)
1. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
2. very bad

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LOUSY
(5 letters)
PUTRID
(6 letters)
BAD
(3 letters)
AWFUL
(5 letters)
EVIL
(4 letters)

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