decayedadj.

/dɪˈkeɪd/

Etymology: formed as decay v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Fallen off, impaired, or reduced in quality, condition, health, freshness, prosperity, fortune, etc.; spec. in decayed gentlewoman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective]

werrarc1475

worser1495

decayeda1522

derogate1608

depraved1610

deteriorated1656

worserer1720

worsened1822

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor gentlewoman

decayed gentlewoman1851

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. Prol. 148 To haue beyn in welth and hartis blyss, And now tobe dekeit and in wo.

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Idleness To reliefe such decayed men in syckenes.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 190^v For the comforting..of a decayed memory.

1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence Pref. Ep. A restitution of decayed intelligence.

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 16 The neglected, and I may say decayed Trade of Fishing.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 165. ¶1 Theodosius was the younger Son of a decayed Family.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. viii. 75 A decayed beauty.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables ii. 46 We might point to several little shops of a similar description..where a decayed gentlewoman stands behind the counter.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 97 It was contended that decayed boroughs ought to be disfranchised.

1893 Bookman June 83/1 A decayed civilization with many repulsive features.

1921 G. B. Shaw Let. 13 Jan. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1952) 218 The celebrated decayed gentlewoman who had to cry laces in the street for a living but hoped that nobody heard her.

1961 J. Gloag Victorian Comfort viii. 212 Impoverished widows and spinsters of the middle classes, who were officially described as ‘decayed gentlewomen’.

2. Physically wasted or impaired; that has begun to crumble or fall in pieces or to rot; ruined.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed

rottena1382

marcid?a1425

bada1450

decayed1528

carious1530

mouldy1576

perished1587

decrepit1594

moskered1612

marcidious1656

mortified1673

ampery1736

daddocky1790

1528 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. xlvi. 89 The pope lieth in an old palace..ruinous and decayed.

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. D5^v Walnuts..repaire decaied teeth.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 247 Thence wee came to the decayed lodging of Caiphas.

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xvi. 147 Wine, tho' it be decayed..is nevertheless useful as Vinegar.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 80 Formed of decayed or rotten leaves.

1883 Daily News 17 May 6/1 Decayed gooseberry—a sickly, bluish lilac.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	decayed
释义	decayedadj. /dɪˈkeɪd/ Etymology: formed as decay v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Fallen off, impaired, or reduced in quality, condition, health, freshness, prosperity, fortune, etc.; spec. in decayed gentlewoman. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] werrarc1475 worser1495 decayeda1522 derogate1608 depraved1610 deteriorated1656 worserer1720 worsened1822 the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor gentlewoman decayed gentlewoman1851 a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. Prol. 148 To haue beyn in welth and hartis blyss, And now tobe dekeit and in wo. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Idleness To reliefe such decayed men in syckenes. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 190^v For the comforting..of a decayed memory. 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence Pref. Ep. A restitution of decayed intelligence. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 16 The neglected, and I may say decayed Trade of Fishing. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 165. ¶1 Theodosius was the younger Son of a decayed Family. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women II. viii. 75 A decayed beauty. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables ii. 46 We might point to several little shops of a similar description..where a decayed gentlewoman stands behind the counter. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 97 It was contended that decayed boroughs ought to be disfranchised. 1893 Bookman June 83/1 A decayed civilization with many repulsive features. 1921 G. B. Shaw Let. 13 Jan. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1952) 218 The celebrated decayed gentlewoman who had to cry laces in the street for a living but hoped that nobody heard her. 1961 J. Gloag Victorian Comfort viii. 212 Impoverished widows and spinsters of the middle classes, who were officially described as ‘decayed gentlewomen’. 2. Physically wasted or impaired; that has begun to crumble or fall in pieces or to rot; ruined. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed rottena1382 marcid?a1425 bada1450 decayed1528 carious1530 mouldy1576 perished1587 decrepit1594 moskered1612 marcidious1656 mortified1673 ampery1736 daddocky1790 1528 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. xlvi. 89 The pope lieth in an old palace..ruinous and decayed. 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. D5^v Walnuts..repaire decaied teeth. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 247 Thence wee came to the decayed lodging of Caiphas. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xvi. 147 Wine, tho' it be decayed..is nevertheless useful as Vinegar. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 80 Formed of decayed or rotten leaves. 1883 Daily News 17 May 6/1 Decayed gooseberry—a sickly, bluish lilac. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1522
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