Decayed
Decayed adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.
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Compounded by that fact that though decayed they never actually rot enough to stop posing a threat.
Source: Perpetual-Motion Monster -
They looked like regular people at the start, but as their bodies decayed and decomposed, they were dressed in the mascot suits to hide away the rot.
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In the case of ghouls and Frankensteins, they might delay the decay by grafting stolen body parts to replace the decayed or damaged ones, which in turn continue to rot.
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