adjective
- damaged or ruined
- having a bad character because of being given too much attention or too many things
Usage: chiefly British
Usage: chiefly British
verb
- past tense and past participle of spoil
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The milk was spoilt and had to be thrown away.
- She’s a spoilt child who always gets her way.
- The rain spoilt our picnic plans.
- Don’t leave the food out or it will get spoilt.
- He was spoilt by his grandparents who gave him everything he wanted.
- The surprise party was spoilt when she found out about it early.
- The spoilt fruit attracted flies.