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  • past participle of decay.
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decayed

ADJECTIVE
rotten, falling apart
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addled ruined withered
STRONG
corroded decomposed moldered perished putrefied rank riddled rotted spoiled wasted
WEAK
bad carious carrion effete gangrenous overripe putrescent putrid
Antonyms
WEAK
developing flourishing germinating growing improving ripening

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Why, sir, his hide is so tanned with his trade, that he will keep out water a great while; and your water is a sore decayer of your ill-begotten dead body.

From Hamlet by Kean, Charles John

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