vulgarism vs rotten

vulgarism is a noun but rotten is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vulgarism	Yes	No	No	No
rotten	No	Yes	No	No

vulgarism (noun)	rotten (noun)
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
an offensive or indecent word or phrase

vulgarism (adjective)	rotten (adjective)
	having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
	damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
	very bad