decayed

decayed

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkeɪd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Adjective

decayed (comparative more decayed, superlative most decayed)

  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.

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Verb

decayed

  1. simple past and past participle of decay
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