Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless.
1 The stem appears to be good; but the stemson is mostly decayed .
2 He repeated arguments made earlier in the week, but with decayed authority.
3 There was a smell of something decayed and sour in the room.
4 The strong rule decayed with the failure of the king's personal vigour.
5 The brown was the dust of a decayed military cap and blouse.
6 Since its cancellation in 2014, the house had decayed and been vandalised.
7 The characteristic odor of decayed horse-radish distinguishes the volatilization of this metal.
8 They decayed rapidly and within seconds there was no trace of either.
9 A stupefying, deadening odour of decayed flowers struck them in the face.
10 All the iron work was eaten away and the timbers badly decayed .
11 The decayed vegetable matter accumulated by centuries ferments under the summer sun.
12 They will replace decayed brick with sound brick treated with pine oil.
13 Probably you have seen frequent mention in English publications about decayed gentlewomen.
14 Then they ascended the piazza, the flooring of which was much decayed .
15 We took Bubu to Paris and had the decayed spot drilled out.
16 Humus soil is made up largely of decayed animal and vegetable matter.
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decay Verb
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