on the wrong track vs rotten

on the wrong track

prep
  • using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way 

rotten

adv
  • To an extreme degree. 

adj
  • Bad or terrible. 

  • Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state. 

  • very drunk, intoxicated 

  • Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. 

  • In a state of decay. 

  • Cruel, mean or immoral. 

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