adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of decay form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having undergone decay, rotted.

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

2. 2
   Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune. dated

Adjective

1. 1
   damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

badblightedcankeredcorruptdecadencedecomposed

Antonyms

All antonyms

nondecayedunblighteduncankeredundecayed

Example

More examples

"I think I have a decayed tooth."

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