"rotted" in the verb sense
1. decompose, rot, molder, moulder
break down
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
2. waste, rot
become physically weaker
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
"rotted" in the adjective sense
1. decayed, rotten, rotted
damaged by decay hence unsound and useless
"rotten floor boards"
"rotted beams"
"a decayed foundation"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License