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What is the adjective for spoiling?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb spoil which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

spoilt
  1. (Britain) 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 due to pampering
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “It is also believed that unless the spoilt milk is treated it should not be given to children.”
      “The tightly bound tournedos of salmon adorned with candied lime were spoilt, with none of the flaky, moist delicateness that the fish is all about.”
      “This spoilt child becomes ignorant of others and drowns in the sea of life.”
spoiled
  1. Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
  2. (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “It is also believed that unless the spoiled milk is treated it should not be given to children.”
      “The tightly bound tournedos of salmon adorned with candied lime was spoiled - none of the flaky, moist delicateness that the fish is all about.”
      “This spoiled child becomes ignorant of others and drowns in the sea of life.”
spoilsome
  1. Characterised by spoiling or ruin; ruinous
  2. Examples:
    1. “Back in the spoilsome comforts of Kodiak and about to fly south again, I trade friendly barbs with my skipper over the seven-day St. Matthew opening.”
      “A childish view of children as noble savages often is part of a belief that nature is a sweet garden and science and technology are spoilsome intrusions.”
spoilable
  1. Liable to spoil or go bad.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The 363 component was originally designed to allow companies to sell off spoilable product, like fruit.”
      “Microbiological testing for detection of pathogenic microorganisms and indicators of spoilable organisms.”
      “Use door storage for soft drinks, ketchup and other less spoilable food.”
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