mouldering (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. pŭter, tris, tre (rotten, decayed)2. dīlābens, ntis (tumbling to pieces) • mouldering (adj.): 1. pŭter, tris, tre (rotten, decayed): Vacuna's m. fane, Vacunae p. fanum, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 49. Also putridus: Sen. Ep. 12, init. (putrida saxa). 2. dīlābens, ntis (tumbling to pieces): Sen. Ep. 12, init. (d. aedificium).