spoilt

/spɔɪlt/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

expected

VERB + SPOILT

acting, became, behaving, got, like, went

SPOILT + NOUN

appetite, brat, child, choice, company, daddy's, girl, girlfriend

PREP.

adj

Having lost its original value

Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away.

Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her.

After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.

adjective — affected by blight

adjective — (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

adjective — having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or o

The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away.

Wiktionary

The child was so spoilt that she expected everything to be done for her.

Wiktionary

After years of luxury, he became a spoilt brat.

Wiktionary

Tom is a spoilt child.

Tatoeba · #1496833

Stop acting like a spoilt child.

Tatoeba · #3657554

You're behaving like a spoilt brat.

Tatoeba · #5828396

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