decomposedadj.
/diːkəmˈpəʊzd/ Subjected to organic decay, rotten.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed
mouldered1561
tabid1653
consummated1693
disintegrated1794
decomposed1846
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > corrupt or putrid
rottingeOE
foulOE
rotted?c1225
rottena1250
corruptc1380
putrefieda1413
putrid?a1425
ranka1425
rottenly1435
pourryc1450
moskin1531
corrupped1533
corrupting1567
attainted1573
rot1573
putrefacted1574
baggage1576
tainted1577
pury1602
putrefactious1609
putrefactive1610
taint1620
putrescent1624
festerous1628
putid1660
scandalous1676
rottenish1691
putrefying1746–7
septic1746
corrupted1807
decomposing1833
decomposed1846
seething1875
1846 Nonconf. VI. 28 Why should decomposed potatoes be more objectionable than decomposed partridges?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1846