decayed

adj — 2 senses

decayed

adj

UK /dɪˈkeɪd/

1

Having undergone decay, rotted.

The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.

2

Dated Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.

Synonyms: blighted, cankered, decayed, dotterel, forworn, moldering, rotten, putrefacient, putrefactive, putrescent, putrid
Antonyms: nondecayed, unblighted, uncankered, undecayed, unrotten
Derived terms: decayedness, nondecayed, semidecayed, undecayed
Related terms: ramshackle
Hypernyms: deteriorated
Hyponyms: carious, doty, dozy, corroded, hoary, leprous, maggoty, mildewed, moldy, moth-eaten, purulent, pussy, rusted, rusty, suppurant, worm-eaten, wormridden

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The English vocabulary of decay, from sour milk to rotten to the core