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What is the adjective for decays?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb decay which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

decadent
  1. Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
  2. Luxuriously self-indulgent.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. depraved, corrupt, degenerate, debauched, dissolute, perverted, immoral, debased, dissipated, wicked, reprobate, sinful, licentious, degraded, wanton, libertine, rakish, abandoned, profligate, perverse, warped, unwholesome, unprincipled, sick, demoralised, demoralized, loose, unclean, evil, sybaritic, intemperate, hedonistic, jackleg, rakehell, indulgent, shameless, epicurean, rakehelly, unrestrained, luxurious, louche, overindulgent, voluptuary, lost, decaying, declining, pleasure-seeking, fast-living, gone bad, gone to the dogs … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “This decadent culture, which is openly projected in our media, promotes violence, drug addiction, gangsterism, and promiscuity.”
      “Grab your swimsuits and get ready for a day of decadent indulgence.”
      “Tyrants and would-be tyrants have always claimed that free men and women are weak and decadent, until the day that free men and women defeat them.”
decayable
  1. Capable of decaying; perishable.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perishable, biodegradable, decomposable, putrefiable, putrescible, spoilable, liable to rot
decayed
  1. Having undergone decay.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rotten, putrid, decomposed, rancid, spoiled, foetid, fetid, rank, bad, stinking, decaying, spoilt, smelly, putrefied, rotting, decomposing, mouldy, off, putrescent, corrupted, festering, addled, mildewy, moldy, perished, moldering, mouldering, rotted, carious, wormy, flyblown, maggoty, mouldered, moldered, wasted, ruined, corroded, unsound, carrion, gangrenous, riddled, withered, worm-eaten, tainted, stale, sour, foul, noisome, contaminated, reeking … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is a peculiar odor to decayed fish that distinguishes it from decayed meat.”
      “Efforts must be made to resist revisionist thinking and all decayed ideas of the exploiting class.”
decaying
  1. present participle of decay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rotting, decomposing, putrefying, spoiling, festering, perishing, disintegrating, moldering, corrupting, moulding, molding, crumbling, deteriorating, mouldering, fouling, degenerating, curdling, degrading, withering, turning, mortifying, sphacelating, corroding, mildewing, necrotizing, shrivelling, shriveling, suppurating, blighting, defiling, discolouring, discoloring, sapping, sickening, breaking down, going off, going bad, breaking up, shriveling up, becoming contaminated, growing moldy, wearing away, tainting, falling apart, going mouldy, going sour, declining, going stale, going rancid, necrosing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The decaying wood provided a rich environment for the growth of mushrooms and other fungi.”
      “The abandoned house stood in a decaying state, with crumbling walls and rotting floors, a testament to neglect and time's relentless hold.”
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