Search Result:decayed
KK Pronunciation
〔 dI`kєd 〕
Pronunciation
〔 diˋkєid 〕
Overview of verb decay
The verb decay has 3 senses
- disintegrate, decay, decompose -- (lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process")
- decay, crumble, dilapidate -- (fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay")
- decay -- (undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated")
Overview of adj decayed
The adj decayed has 1 sense
- decayed, rotten, rotted -- (damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation")