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- Dictionarydecayed/dɪˈkeɪd/
adjective
- 1. having rotted or decomposed: "decayed animal and plant matter"
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to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
: to decline from a sound or prosperous condition. a decaying empire.
1. to decline or cause to decline gradually in health, prosperity, excellence, etc; deteriorate; waste away. 2. to rot or cause to rot as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decompose. 3. Also: disintegrate (intransitive) physics. a.
Definition of 'decayed' Word Frequency. decayed in British English. (dɪˈkeɪd ) adjective. having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'decayed' in a sentence. decayed.
verb. uk / dɪˈkeɪ / us / dɪˈkeɪ / B2 [ I or T ] to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat.
noun. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. synonyms: disintegration, radioactive decay. see more. verb. undergo decay or decomposition. “The body started to decay and needed to be cremated” synonyms: degrade. see more. verb. fall into decay or ruin.
Definition of decay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline: the decay of international relations; the decay of the Aztec civilizations. decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.: His mental decay is distressing. Synonyms: dilapidation, degeneration, impairment, decadence, deterioration. Physics. radioactive decay.
decay. noun. /dɪˈkeɪ/. /dɪˈkeɪ/. [uncountable] the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) tooth decay. The landlord had let the building fall into decay. The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
