spoilt in English dictionary

  • spoilt

    Meanings and definitions of "spoilt"

    • (UK) Having lost its original value
    • Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
    • (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
    • Simple past tense and past participle of spoil.
    • adjective
      (Britain)
      Having lost its original value
    • adjective
      Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
    • adjective
      (of a person, usually a child)
      Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]spoil[/i]
    • Having changed its colour, smell or composition (partially or completely), due to being attacked and decomposed by microorganisms (relating to organic matter).
    • food: rendered unusable or inedible
    • of a child
    • (come to) nothing
    • adjective
      affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"
    • adjective
      having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
    • adjective
      (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"

    Synonyms of "spoilt" in English dictionary

    ill-natured, spoiled, blighted are the top synonyms of "spoilt" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of spoilt

    • spoilt ( comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) (UK spelling)
    • spoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) (UK spelling)
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