decayed
Having undergone decay, rotted.
Example
“The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.”
Other meanings
Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
Synonyms
- rotten
- rotted
Related words
- decayedness
- nondecayed
- semidecayed
- undecayed
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “decayed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.