Decayed and Failing

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

Usage example: a candidate who vehemently rejects the idea that liberalism is a decayed political philosophy

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

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

Failing adjective - Below acceptable in performance.

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Decayed and failing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Failing".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

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