Decayed and Ripe

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

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

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

Ripe adjective - Having an unpleasant smell.

Usage example: the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work

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Decayed and ripe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Ripe".

Nearby Words: ripened, ripeness, ripening, ripely

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