Etymology

rottingness

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Today it means: Something which is undergoing rot or decomposition. Full definition →

Middle English rotyngnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromrotyngnesse
  2. English todayrottingness

From Middle English rotyngnesse; equivalent to rotting + -ness.

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