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decrepit

[ dih-krep-it ]

adjective

  1. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm:

    a decrepit man who can hardly walk.

    Antonyms:

  2. worn out by long use; dilapidated:

    a decrepit stove.



decrepit

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. enfeebled by old age; infirm
  2. broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ˌٳܻ, noun
  • ˈ辱ٱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decrepit1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ŧ辱ٳܲ, literally, “broken down,” equivalent to ŧ- de- + () “to crack” + -i- -i- + -tus past participle suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decrepit1

C15: from Latin ŧ辱ٳܲ, from to creak
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Synonym Study

See weak.
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Residents are paying the price in higher liability payouts and embarrassingly decrepit streets, sidewalks and other public works.

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Pozzo and Lucky return in Act II in a more decrepit state.

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“City and county employees are still hard at work in their office spaces but they’re tired, old, sometimes decrepit and oftentimes no longer up to code in terms of earthquake” safety requirements.

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