decayed

Definition of Decayed in English :

1. decayed, rotted, rotten

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

Example Sentences:
'rotten floor boards'
'rotted beams'
'a decayed foundation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decayed

adjective

having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed

v. de·cayed, de·cay·ing, de·cays

v.intr.

1. Biology To break down into component parts; rot.

2. Physics To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.

3. Electronics To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.

4. Aerospace To decrease in orbit. Used of an artificial satellite.

5. To fall into ruin: a civilization that had begun to decay.

6. To decline in health or vigor; waste away.

7. To decline from a state of normality, excellence, or prosperity; deteriorate.

v.tr.

To cause to decay.

n.

1.

a. The destruction or decomposition of organic matter as a result of bacterial or fungal action; rot.

b. Rotted matter.

2. Physics

3. Aerospace The decrease in orbital altitude of an artificial satellite as a result of conditions such as atmospheric drag.

4. A gradual deterioration to an inferior state: tooth decay; urban decay.

5. A falling into ruin.