From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Decomposed \De'com*posed"\, adjective (Zo["o]l.) Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Decompose \De'com*pose"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Decomposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decomposing}.] [Cf. F. d['e]composer. Cf. {Discompose}.] To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: broken down or disintegrated by rot; "a badly decomposed body"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "decomposed": bad, cankered, carious, corrupt, decayed, festering, foul, gangrened, gangrenous, gone bad, mortified, necrosed, necrotic, peccant, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rotten, rotting, sphacelated, spoiled, suppurating, suppurative, ulcerated
Define.com is a registered nonprofit corporation dedicated solely to the global public interest and the advancement of humanity. It belongs to all of us who have a desire to promote electronic democracy, science, creativity, imagination, reason, critical thinking, peace, race and gender equality, civil rights, equal access to education, personal liberty, free speech, animal rights, compassionate and nonviolent parenting, social and economic justice, global monetary reform, Secular Humanism, cognitive liberty and a permanent cessation of The War on Drugs.
Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
0