Associations to the word «Decayed»

Wiktionary

DECAYED, adjective. Having decayed.
DECAYED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of decay

Dictionary definition

DECAYED, adjective. Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats