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Ruined vs Decaying - What's the difference?

ruined | decaying |

As verbs the difference between ruined and decaying

is that ruined is past tense of ruin while decaying is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective ruined

is {{cx|slang|lang=en}} incapacitated by drugs or alcohol.

As a noun decaying is

the act of something that decays.

ruined

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ruin)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • incapacitated by drugs or alcohol

    • Anagrams

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    decaying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that decays.
  • * 1839 , William Jenkyn, ?James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude (page 274)
    • Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.