Decayed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decayed \De*cayed"\, a.
     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}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decay \De*cay"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Decaying}.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d['e]choir,
     to decline, fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See
     {Chance}.]
     To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state,
     to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste
     away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or
     disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes
     decay; hopes decay.
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           Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
           Where wealth accumulates and men decay.  --Goldsmith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decayed
       adj 1: deteriorated by decay or rot; "decayed teeth"
       2: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor
          boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn: {rotten},
           {rotted}]