half-rotted

The stench of the chickens is strong: their old droppings and stale water mix with the decay of half-rotted grain.

GIRL BY THE ROAD AT NIGHT DAVID RABE 2010

The stench of the chickens is strong: their old droppings and stale water mix with the decay of half-rotted grain.

GIRL BY THE ROAD AT NIGHT DAVID RABE 2010

Richard lived in a rambling house with a half-rotted porch jutting off its front wall and a decaying couch beside the front door.

Fly Away Home Jennifer Weiner 2010

One little hint that the leaders had been evacuated from the city, and the press was on the story like hyenas on a half-rotted carcass.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

Went back out , fed the cat who was determined to trip me until I did, then dug through the other stuff Someone Other Than Me put on top of the cutoff--old roof shingles, now half-rotted--and got the lid off the cutoff, stuck my arm down in there it's been cold, surely nothing will run up my hand and sting me and tried to turn the valve.

From Twitter 01-07-2010 e_moon60 2010

One little hint that the leaders had been evacuated from the city, and the press was on the story like hyenas on a half-rotted carcass.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

The stench of the chickens is strong: their old droppings and stale water mix with the decay of half-rotted grain.

GIRL BY THE ROAD AT NIGHT DAVID RABE 2010

It's been perhaps a little too dry, and so the beds were well watered and then mulched with a thin but complete layer of leafmold, which is last fall's shredded and half-rotted leaves.

Groundwork: Chicory that's rad 2010

An old woman sat in a rusted-out lawn chair by the curb, holding a basket of half-rotted vegetables, hoping to make a sale in the sweltering sun.

Risk No Secrets Cindy Gerard 2010

One little hint that the leaders had been evacuated from the city, and the press was on the story like hyenas on a half-rotted carcass.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010