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spoiled

spoiled

13 1.8
Food that is no longer safe to eat because it has gone bad
  • adjective
  • /spɔɪld/
: estropeado
  • We had to throw away the spoiled milk because it smelled terrible.
  • spoiled rotten

You think we're going to let milk rot and become room temp and spoiled on a cart that's not refrigerated?

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Examples

  • And you can always spot spoiled produce by off odors, slimy surfaces, and mold.

  • You think we're going to let milk rot and become room temp and spoiled on a cart that's not refrigerated?

  • "It's spoiled, but maybe it will come back.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • "It's such a lovely old house, and it was going to be such a fine summer, and now it's spoiled.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Now let's jump back in to talk about what you can do with spoiled food, like composting.

  • They would carefully deal with the spoiled pod by removing it and use the rest of the pod which is still in a perfect condition.

  • After forgetting about the fruit for a week, I discovered it was all spoiled and covered in mold.

  • The chef refused to use the spoiled vegetables, preferring fresh ingredients for his dishes.

Synonyms

ruined
vsspoiled
125 3.1

Badly damaged so it cannot be fixed or returned to how it was before

is specifically about food unsafe to eat from decay rather than general destruction
tainted
vsspoiled
88 4.5

Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful

is the general unsafe state after decay rather than contamination
bad
vsspoiled
84 1.0

Spoiled and not safe to eat

specifies that the unfitness is due to decay
rotten
vsspoiled
70 1.0

Gone bad and no longer good to eat or use

can cover less extreme unfitness after decay
rancid
vsspoiled
21 4.5

A bad, sharp smell or taste from spoiled oil

is the general unsafe eating state not only about fats
decayed
vsspoiled
16 3.9

Something like wood, teeth, or food that is soft and broken because it has rotted

is the general unsafe eating state after food breaks down
off
vsspoiled
  • UK
11 2.7

No longer fresh and unpleasant to eat

is about being unsafe to eat because of decay
inedible
vsspoiled
11 4.5

Not safe to eat because it can make you sick

is specifically about being unsafe because of decay
soured
vsspoiled
8 5.0

Turned unpleasant, like milk that went bad or a friendship that ended

is about being unsafe from decay rather than metaphorical change
turned
vsspoiled
1 6.0

Food or drink that has gone bad

is about food unsafe to eat because of decay rather than only sourness
addled
vsspoiled
9.0

An egg that is rotten and not safe to eat

is a general food term not limited to eggs

Antonyms

557 1.0

Recently made or gathered food that is not spoiled

Compounds

An insulting nickname for the University of Southern California that says its students are mostly rich

How Spoiled

putrid
13 7.0
rotten
191 1.0
spoiled
13 1.8
moldy
  • US
32 2.1

Surface Forms

spoiled positive
spoilt positive

Morphology

spoiled = spoil (transparent) = spoil + ed

The adjective 'spoiled' is transparently derived from the verb 'spoil' with the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

The word spoiled comes from an old Latin verb spoliare, which meant 'to strip' or 'to ruin' and later became the English verb spoil meaning 'to damage'. So when food is spoiled, it has been 'ruined' or has gone 'bad' and is not safe to eat.