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decayed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈkeɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 K EY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having undergone decay, rotted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of decay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • rotten floor boards
  • rotted beams
  • a decayed foundation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rotten, rotted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: podre — rotted
  • Galician: mucio — rotted
  • German: kaduk — rotted
  • Ancient Greek: σαπρός (saprós) — rotted
  • Hindi: जर्जर (jarjar) — rotted
  • Latin: puter — rotted
  • Latin: cariōsus — rotted
  • Malayalam: ജീർണ്ണിച്ച (jīṟṇṇicca) — rotted
  • Malayalam: ചീഞ്ഞ (cīñña) — rotted
  • Māori: pipirau — rotted
  • Māori: pirapirau — rotted
  • Russian: разложи́вшийся (razložívšijsja) — rotted
  • Sanskrit: क्षित (kṣita) — rotted
  • Sanskrit: जर्जर (jarjara) — rotted
  • Ottoman Turkish: چوروك (çürük) — rotted
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