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Decayed vs Baneful - What's the difference?

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Decayed is a related term of baneful.


As adjectives the difference between decayed and baneful

is that decayed is having decayed while baneful is exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.

As a verb decayed

is (decay).

decayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having decayed.
    • The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decay)

    • baneful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.
  • Deadly or sinister.
  • Portending disaster.
  • (archaic) Poisonous.

    • Related terms

    * bane * banefully * banefulness

    Synonyms

    * fatal * mortal

    Antonyms

    * helpful * productive