rottenly
- adverb
- /ˈrɑːtənli/
- He treated his coworkers rottenly, never showing them any respect.
Examples
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He treated her rottenly during their relationship.
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The bread was rottenly stale, making it impossible to eat.
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She felt rottenly disappointed after her team's loss.
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The way he spoke to his employees was rottenly disrespectful.
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He rottenly betrayed his friends by spreading rumors about them.
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The company handled the situation rottenly, causing many to lose their jobs.
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She was very upset with how rottenly he treated his colleagues at work.
Synonyms
In a very bad way
In a very bad or shocking way
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
In a way that is very wrong or extreme
In a way that is not polite or breaks rules
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
In a very rude and cruel way
In a dishonest way to get money or power
In a very intense and unpleasant way
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
In a very bad and unpleasant way
In a very bad or shocking way
In a very cruel and unfair way
In a very dishonest or illegal way
To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way
In a very unfair and cruel way
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
In a dirty or morally wrong way that shocks people
In a very dirty and morally bad way
In a dishonest way to get money or power
In a way that is morally wrong or dishonest
In a mean and harmful way
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
In a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
In a way that is very bad or annoying
In a rude way about religious things
Antonyms
How Badly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rottenly comes from the word rot meaning 'to decay' and the ending -ly which makes it 'in this way'. Think of a rotten apple—spoiled, unpleasant, or harmful—so to do something rottenly is to do it in a very bad, unpleasant, or morally wrong way.