decomposed
Americanadjective
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having undergone decomposition.
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(of a feather) having the barbs separate, hanging loosely, and not interconnected by barbules.
Other Word Forms
- undecomposed adjective
Etymology
Origin of decomposed
Example Sentences
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The county's medical examiner previously said Ms Rivas Hernandez's body was "severely decomposed" when it was found in September and deferred making a ruling on how she died pending the death investigation.
From BBC
The scent of a body varies depending on a person's body fat, he said, even if they have decomposed for the same amount of time.
From BBC
He described thousands of bodies lying in front of houses and "the smell of gas and decomposed bodies".
From BBC
Photographs released by Gaza's medical authorities show some of the bodies badly decomposed, and arriving in civilian clothes or naked except for underwear, some with multiple signs of injury.
From BBC
But about three years after death, once the organic matter has decomposed, loved ones break open the front slab of the chamber.
From Barron's
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