undecayedadj.

Forms: Also 1500s Scottish ondekeyt.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈcayed.

1. Not decayed or impaired; not reduced in quality or condition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not spoiled or deteriorated

unmarredc1225

undecayed1513

unspoiled1733

unwasted1758

unspoilt1796

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 71 Hys stalwart hart And curage ondekeyt was gude in neyd.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 523 How fierce in Fight, with Courage undecay'd; Judge if such Warriors want immortal Aid.

1815 Ld. Byron When Coldness Wraps ii, in Hebrew Melodies 30 Eternal, boundless, undecay'd, A thought unseen, but seeing all.

1869 Duke of Argyll Primeval Man iv. 158 Accidents which did not happen to civilized nations so long as their civilization was yet undecayed.

2. That has not begun to crumble or fall in pieces; not physically wasted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective]

fresheOE

soundc1290

uncorruptc1384

incorrupt1387

faira1400

recent?a1425

inconsumed1530

uncorruptedc1540

good1558

incorruptedc1593

square1628

undecayed1632

uncorroded1685

untarnished1732

unspoiled1733

unfailed1749

unwasted1758

firm1776

unspoilt1796

undegenerate1854

undeteriorated1856

unvitiated1864

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 86 The Temple..is a worke..as yet vndecayed.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) 39 Coffins of this Wood, which he found yet fresh and undecayed.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 198 We find the quantity of iron much the same as in undecayed basalts.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlviii. 469 The one in a putrescent and the other in an undecayed state.

1864 J. Raine Priory of Hexham I. Pref. p. lv In the grave were..a chasuble, a tunic, and a napkin uninjured and undecayed.

Derivatives

undeˈcayedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [noun]

integrityc1450

incorruption1526

soundness1548

undecayedness1650

imputrescence1658

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Num. xi. 7) 18 This might be some cause of Moses his undecayedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	undecayed
释义	undecayedadj. Forms: Also 1500s Scottish ondekeyt. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undeˈcayed. 1. Not decayed or impaired; not reduced in quality or condition. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > not spoiled or deteriorated unmarredc1225 undecayed1513 unspoiled1733 unwasted1758 unspoilt1796 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 71 Hys stalwart hart And curage ondekeyt was gude in neyd. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 523 How fierce in Fight, with Courage undecay'd; Judge if such Warriors want immortal Aid. 1815 Ld. Byron When Coldness Wraps ii, in Hebrew Melodies 30 Eternal, boundless, undecay'd, A thought unseen, but seeing all. 1869 Duke of Argyll Primeval Man iv. 158 Accidents which did not happen to civilized nations so long as their civilization was yet undecayed. 2. That has not begun to crumble or fall in pieces; not physically wasted. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] fresheOE soundc1290 uncorruptc1384 incorrupt1387 faira1400 recent?a1425 inconsumed1530 uncorruptedc1540 good1558 incorruptedc1593 square1628 undecayed1632 uncorroded1685 untarnished1732 unspoiled1733 unfailed1749 unwasted1758 firm1776 unspoilt1796 undegenerate1854 undeteriorated1856 unvitiated1864 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 86 The Temple..is a worke..as yet vndecayed. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) 39 Coffins of this Wood, which he found yet fresh and undecayed. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 198 We find the quantity of iron much the same as in undecayed basalts. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlviii. 469 The one in a putrescent and the other in an undecayed state. 1864 J. Raine Priory of Hexham I. Pref. p. lv In the grave were..a chasuble, a tunic, and a napkin uninjured and undecayed. Derivatives undeˈcayedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [noun] integrityc1450 incorruption1526 soundness1548 undecayedness1650 imputrescence1658 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Num. xi. 7) 18 This might be some cause of Moses his undecayedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1513
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