spoiled
pronunciation
How to pronounce spoiled in British English:
UK [spɔɪld]
How to pronounce spoiled in American English:
US [spɔɪld]
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- Adjective:
- treated with excessive indulgence
- having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
Word Origin
- spoiled (adj.)
- "over-indulged," 1640s, past participle adjective from spoil (v.).
Example
- 1. North korea is sort of like a spoiled child .
- 2. The wikileaks cables reveal beijing believes such actions are those of a ' spoiled child ' .
- 3. She partly blames it on belonging to the generation of spoiled singletons , known in china as the post-1980s generation .
- 4. But if you were to fill a plane with the most spoiled superstars in the country , he 'd be boarding in the d group .
- 5. Larry david was never tasked with making " curb your enthusiasm " more representative of the world outside of a spoiled stratum of los angeles .