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Decayed vs Mildewed - What's the difference?

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Decayed is a related term of mildewed.


As verbs the difference between decayed and mildewed

is that decayed is (decay) while mildewed is (mildew).

As an adjective decayed

is having decayed.

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)

    • mildewed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mildew)

    • mildew

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

    • See also

    * mould, mold

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To taint with mildew.
  • * 1605 , , (William Shakespeare), act 3 scene 4
    • He mildews the white wheat.
  • To become tainted with mildew.
  • * 1851 ,
    • His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.