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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
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, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decayed
DECA'YED
,pp.
DECA'YED
NESS,Noun.
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.