decayed

de·cayed
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UK, US/dɪˈkeɪd/

adjective

Having undergone decay; rotted.

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

Similar
blightedcankereddotterelforwornmolderingrottenputrefacientputrefactive
Opposite
nondecayedunblighteduncankeredundecayedunrotten
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivedecayed (comparative more decayed, superlative most 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. datedReduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of decay

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
blightedcankereddotterelforwornmolderingrottenputrefacientputrefactiveputrescentputrid
Opposite
nondecayedunblighteduncankeredundecayedunrotten
Broader
deteriorated
Narrower
cariousdotydozycorrodedhoaryleprousmaggotymildewedmoldymoth-eatenpurulentpussyrustedrustysuppurantworm-eatenwormridden

adjectivedamaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

Similar
rottenrottedunsound
Also see
dozyrottedrottenunsound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek σαπρός
  • σαπρός (saprós)rotted
German kaduk
  • kadukrotted
Hindi जर्जर
  • जर्जर (jarjar)rotted
Latin puter, cariōsus
  • puterrotted
  • cariōsusrotted
Māori pipirau, pirapirau
  • pipiraurotted
  • pirapiraurotted
Russian разложи́вшийся
  • разложи́вшийся (razložívšijsja)rotted

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decayed

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Cite this entry
APA

decayed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decayed

MLA

“decayed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decayed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decayed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decayed.

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