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decrepit
[ dih-krep-it ]
adjective
- weakened by old age; feeble; infirm:
a decrepit man who can hardly walk.
Antonyms: vigorous
- worn out by long use; dilapidated:
a decrepit stove.
decrepit
/ dɪˈkrɛpɪt /
adjective
- enfeebled by old age; infirm
- broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated
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Derived Forms
- deˈcrepiˌtude, noun
- deˈcrepitly, adverb
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Other Words From
- de·crepit·ly adverb
- de·crepit·ness noun
- unde·crepit adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decrepit1
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Example Sentences
It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.
Only a rounded bar and three rotting bathtubs remain in the decrepit club.
The decrepit BMD came to a stop with a gear-clanking jolt by the water, and within seconds the soldiers broke out the vodka.
As I stepped out of a decrepit office building into a perfect sunny day, a member of my team started talking into his radio.
Wandering around Tribeca, you may stumble upon a decrepit elevator shaft that's full of curiosities.
Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience!
Then she proudly led the way to one of the largest and certainly the most decrepit looking of all the hovels in Dogtown.
The decrepit figure in its quaint Acadian garb was one to be remembered.
When the audience should weep it laughs and there are tears instead of smiles for his decrepit attempts at comedy.
Groping his way about, he found that the room was bare of all furnishing, except for a decrepit old cot, and a rough table.
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