adj. Describing something that has, or is in process, of decaying.
v. Simple past tense and past participle of decay.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten
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adj. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
Word Usage
"Unlike U.S. cities, which have decayed from the center outward, Johannesburg is ringed by its destitute areas-a condition the South African economist Richard Tomlinson likens to a "too-tight belt around a very fat stomach.""