decayed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
    disintegrate; decompose; decay.
    • the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
  2. verb fall into decay or ruin
    dilapidate; crumble; decay.
    • The unoccupied house started to decay
  3. verb undergo decay or decomposition
    decay.
    • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
  4. adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
    rotted; rotten.
    • rotten floor boards
    • rotted beams
    • a decayed foundation

WordNet

De*cayed" adjective
Definitions
  1. Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman. -- De*cay"ed*ness n.

Webster 1913