spoiled
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /spɔɪld/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪld
Verb
[edit]spoiled
- simple past and past participle of spoil
Adjective
[edit]spoiled (comparative more spoiled, superlative most spoiled)
- (of food) That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
- (of a person) The state of being heavily pampered.
- (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
Usage notes
[edit]- Much more common in the US than spoilt, while much less common than spoilt in UK.
- About as common as "spoilt" in Australia.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
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(of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
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Further reading
[edit]- “spoiled”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- spoiled, spoilt at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.