decayed

US /dɪˈked/

UK /dɪ'keɪd/

B1

verb

  • To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
  • To lose health or strength

other

  • To decline in health, strength, or vigor; to deteriorate.
  • To decline from a state of excellence, prosperity, or virtue.
  • To rot or decompose due to the action of bacteria or fungi.
  • To suffer decomposition; to rot, as a tooth.

adjective

  • Affected by decay; rotten.

Examples

New Shoreham, now sadly decayed, has barely 100 inhabitants.

The wood was completely decayed.