badly decayed

Frequency: 7.211.1 per million words

Indicates a severe or advanced state of decay.

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Examples (10)

  • The dentist found that several of his teeth were badly decayed.
  • The old wooden fence had become badly decayed after years of neglect.
  • We couldn't use the timber for construction as it was badly decayed.
  • Upon opening the shipwreck, they found chests filled with badly decayed fabric.
  • The foundations of the abandoned house were badly decayed, making it unsafe.
  • Some of the fruit at the bottom of the crate was badly decayed.
  • The fallen tree looked badly decayed, returning its nutrients to the forest floor.
  • An archaeologist carefully excavated the badly decayed wooden artifacts.
  • He needed extensive dental work because his molars were badly decayed.
  • The smell was coming from a badly decayed animal carcass hidden in the bushes.