The meaning of Decayed

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb

(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough

Usage examples:

He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb

To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts

Usage examples:

The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money

Usage examples:

It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

To destroy something by breaking it into smaller parts

Usage examples:

[ i ] certain kinds of plastic decompose quickly.

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Past simple and past participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

adjective

(of organic matter) in the process of decaying.

Usage examples:

Decomposing fungi

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decompose

verb

Present participle of decompose

Usage examples:

The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

verb

Treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.

Usage examples:

She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women

verb

To reduce the quality of something

Usage examples:

Degrading water/air quality, degraded sound quality, the state is funding projects to restore degra…

verb

To become worse in quality, or to make something worse

Usage examples:

Unlike with a cassette player, the sound of the mp3 player doesn't degrade as the battery weakens.

verb

Become progressively worse.

Usage examples:

Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb

To become worse

Usage examples:

She went into the hospital when her condition began to deteriorate., a deterioration in relations b…

verb

To become worse

Usage examples:

If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will affect the firm's future performance., sales will …

verb

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.

Usage examples:

I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb

(of an injury such as a cut) to become infected and form pus (= thick yellow liquid)

Usage examples:

It was better that she expressed her anger rather than let it fester inside her.

adjective

(of a wound or sore) forming pus; septic.

Usage examples:

A festering abscess

verb

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.

Usage examples:

I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb

Present participle of fester

Usage examples:

A festering sore, it's better to express your anger than let it fester inside you., a festering arg…

adjective

Smelling extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The fetid water of the marsh

adjective

Contaminated through contact with flies and their eggs and larvae.

Usage examples:

Flyblown meat

adjective

Full of maggots.

Usage examples:

Maggoty apples

adjective

Affected by mildew; mouldy.

Usage examples:

The first room had a mildewy smell to it

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

Usage examples:

She was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror

verb

To cause someone to feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed

Usage examples:

He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother.

verb

Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.

Usage examples:

The books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse

noun

A person or thing that moulds something.

Usage examples:

A moulder of public opinion

verb

To decay slowly

Usage examples:

I found these apples mouldering in the cupboard., there's an old bike that's been mouldering away i…

verb

Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.

Usage examples:

The books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse

adjective

Slowly decaying or disintegrating, especially because of neglect.

Usage examples:

Piles of mouldering rubbish

adjective

Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread

adjective

Covered with mould

Usage examples:

Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

verb

(with reference to cells) die or cause to die owing to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.

Usage examples:

The cells tend to ulcerate and necrotize

adverb

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.

Usage examples:

The man ran off

preposition

Moving away and often down from.

Usage examples:

He rolled off the bed

adjective

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.

Usage examples:

Even the greatest athletes have off days

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

verb

To die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war

Usage examples:

Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

adjective

Extremely cold

Usage examples:

Her hands were perished., i'm perished with cold.

verb

(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

The body was beginning to putrefy

verb

To decay, producing a strong, unpleasant smell

adjective

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

Usage examples:

The odour of putrescent flesh

adjective

(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

A butcher who sold putrid meat

adjective

(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.

Usage examples:

Rancid meat

adjective

(of food containing a fat such as butter or oil) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Usage examples:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Usage examples:

The leaves were turning black with rot

verb

To decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken

Usage examples:

[ i ] the fallen apples rotted on the ground., [ t ] dampness rotted the old wood., rot weakened th…

adjective

Suffering from decay.

Usage examples:

Rotten eggs

adverb

To an extreme degree; very much.

Usage examples:

Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective

See at rot.

Usage examples:

A rotten trick, rotten behavior

verb

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.

Usage examples:

The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away

noun

The process of decaying.

Usage examples:

The leaves were turning black with rot

noun

A process of deterioration; a decline in standards.

Usage examples:

There is enough talent in the team to stop the rot

verb

Wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture.

Usage examples:

The flowers simply shrivelled up

verb

To become dried out and smaller, appearing crushed or folded, or to make something do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] the hot sun shriveled the flowers i put in the window.

adjective

Having a strong or unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Smelly feet

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

Smelly feet, the basement is damp and smelly.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Usage examples:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

adjective

(of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently.

Usage examples:

He acts like a spoiled brat

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

adjective

Destroyed, damaged, or no longer able to be used

Usage examples:

Spoiled meat, you’re acting like a spoiled brat.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

adjective

(of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently.

Usage examples:

He acts like a spoiled brat

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

adjective

Foul-smelling.

Usage examples:

He was locked in a stinking cell

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

She is obviously stinking rich

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer

verb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

Usage examples:

The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

verb

To become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller

Usage examples:

[ t ] hot, dry weather withered the peanut crop in the southeast., [ i ] fig. public interest in th…

adjective

Containing small holes that were made by the young of particular types of insect, especially woodworm

Usage examples:

A worm-eaten table/beam

adjective

(of organic tissue) infested with or eaten into by worms.

Usage examples:

The prisoners received wormy vegetables

adjective

Containing worms, or infected or damaged by worms

Usage examples:

Look at these vegetables - they're all mottled and wormy.