Ancient and Decayed

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Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

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Decayed and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Decayed adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.

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Ancient and decayed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Decayed".

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

However, it's so ancient and decayed that even the weight of Wander will collapse it.

Source: Take It to the Bridge
In Tim Powers' The Anubis Gates, an ancient Egyptian sorcerer who has held on long after the use of magic decayed into evil.

Source: Ancient Evil
Though Hel being beautiful on one side and decayed on the other is true to the ancient Norse myths.

Source: Two-Faced

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