The Clue
Rotten (9 letter answer)
The Answer
CORRUPTED
Tags
Notes
The answer CORRUPTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Made venal
Was a bad influence on
Definition
CORRUPT as a verb:
1. (corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect) = corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
2. (corrupt, spoil) = alter from the original
3. (bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms) = make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
4. (defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud) = place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
CORRUPTED as an adjective:
1. (corrupt, corrupted) = containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
2. (corrupted, debased, vitiated) = ruined in character or quality