DECAYED
7 letters
14 Scrabble points
/dɪˈkeɪd/
Definition of DECAYED
verb
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To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
"The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street."
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(of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
"The cat's body decayed rapidly."
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(of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
adjective
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Having undergone decay, rotted.
"The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down."
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Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
D
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D
Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
14 points