undecomposed en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English decomposed English undecomposed From un- + decomposed.
Meanings
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Not decomposed.
[…] Labaud’s body had been cast ashore, undecomposed enough to show what had happened to him […]
1929, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 6, in The Dain Curse, New York: Vintage, published 1972, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most undecomposed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more undecomposed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |