decrepitude

[dih-krep-i-tood, -tyood]

noun

1. decrepit condition; dilapidated state; feebleness, especially from old age.

Word History and Origins

Origin of decrepitude¹

1595–1605; < French décrépitude, derivative of décrépit decrepit; -tude

Example Sentences

They asked: "How do we ethically justify forcing these bodies to continue to exist in decrepitude?"

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His Long looks so confused that some piece of it has to be an act — a way to get the gang to relax — a costume of decrepitude.

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He has one year left in his term to right the ship before cementing a legacy as the governor who sailed the system into decrepitude.

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Eventually, though, the canals were filled in, the amusement attractions waxed and waned, the housing fell into decrepitude or got plowed under for bigger and better.

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Even for classic car enthusiasts, there’s a point of extreme decrepitude that precludes restoration but ignites reimagination.

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