Meaning & use
spoilt
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Chiefly British: having a character or behavior ruined by too much indulgence; also, gone bad or become unusable.
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The spoilt milk had to be poured down the drain.
Critics called the young star a spoilt celebrity used to getting his own way.
A note on using this word
Spoilt is the standard British English past participle of 'spoil,' while 'spoiled' is more common in American English; both are correct.
Words with a similar meaning
pamperedrotten
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