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  • enPR: spoilt, IPA(key): /spɔɪlt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪlt

Adjective edit

spoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) (British spelling)

  1. (UK) Having lost its original value
  2. Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
  3. (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

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  • Much less common than spoiled in US.
  • About as common as "spoiled" in UK.

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Verb edit

spoilt

  1. simple past and past participle of spoil

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