Decayed and Ruinous

Decayed

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

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

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

Ruinous

Ruinous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

Decayed and ruinous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Ruinous".

Nearby Words: ruin, ruined, ruination, ruining, ruinously
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