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Webster 1913 Edition


Decayed

De-cayed′

,
Adj.
Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten;
as,
decayed
vegetation or vegetables; a
decayed
fortune or gentleman.
De-cay′ed-ness
(#)
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Decayed

DECA'YED

,
pp.
Having fallen from a good or sound state; impaired; weakened; diminished.

DECA'YED

NESS,
Noun.
A state of being impaired; decayed state.
DECA'YER, n. That which causes decay.
DECA'YING, ppr. Failing; declining; passing from a good, prosperous or sound state, to a worse condition; perishing.
DECA'YING, n. Decay; decline.
DECE'ASE, n. [L. to depart or to withdraw.] Literally, departure; hence, departure from this life; death; applied to human beings only.

Definition 2024


decayed

decayed

English

Adjective

decayed (comparative more decayed, superlative most decayed)

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

Verb

decayed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of decay