decrepit

[ dih-krep-it ]

/ dɪˈkrɛp ɪt /

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adjective

weakened by old age; feeble; infirm: a decrepit man who can hardly walk.

worn out by long use; dilapidated: a decrepit stove.

OTHER WORDS FOR decrepit

1 enfeebled.

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OPPOSITES FOR decrepit

1 vigorous.

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Origin of decrepit

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin dēcrepitus, literally, “broken down,” equivalent to dē-de- + crep(āre) “to crack” + -i--i- + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for decrepit

1. See weak.

OTHER WORDS FROM decrepit

de·crep·it·ly, adverbde·crep·it·ness, nounun·de·crep·it, adjective

Words nearby decrepit

decree nisi, decreet, decrement, decremeter, decreolize, decrepit, decrepitate, decrepitude, decresc., decrescendo, decrescent

How to use decrepit in a sentence

What we saw were a few work-in-progress environments for the decrepit mining freighter USG Ishimura, a rough in-game model of Clarke's engineering suit, and a lesson in destructible necromorph biology inside an entirely unfinished framework.
EA bucks convention with preview of extremely unfinished Dead Space remake|Steve Haske|September 1, 2021|Ars Technica
It did not strike me as incidental to the decrepit housing they provided, or the labor by which he paid for it.
My Father's Life Was Shaped by Racism. So Was His Death|Savala Nolan|July 16, 2021|Time
The lower level that she dreamed of turning into a ping-pong room to entice her grandkids to visit looked, upon arrival, decrepit and possibly haunted.
Pandemic TV hero Lorraine Bracco on why ‘The Sopranos’ was a quarantine hit and that house in Sicily she bought for a buck|Jessica M. Goldstein|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Another is confronting the city’s decrepit infrastructure, and the lack of funds to address it.
San Diego Is a Big City – Todd Gloria Wants it to Act Like One|Andrew Keatts|November 6, 2020|Voice of San Diego

It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only a rounded bar and three rotting bathtubs remain in the decrepit club.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The decrepit BMD came to a stop with a gear-clanking jolt by the water, and within seconds the soldiers broke out the vodka.
Shakeup In the Ukraine Rebel High Command|Jamie Dettmer|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I stepped out of a decrepit office building into a perfect sunny day, a member of my team started talking into his radio.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night|Nathan Bradley Bethea|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wandering around Tribeca, you may stumble upon a decrepit elevator shaft that's full of curiosities.
New York’s Tiniest—and Weirdest—Museum|Nina Strochlic|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience!
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Then she proudly led the way to one of the largest and certainly the most decrepit looking of all the hovels in Dogtown.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
The decrepit figure in its quaint Acadian garb was one to be remembered.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts
When the audience should weep it laughs and there are tears instead of smiles for his decrepit attempts at comedy.
Seeing Things at Night|Heywood Broun
Groping his way about, he found that the room was bare of all furnishing, except for a decrepit old cot, and a rough table.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle

British Dictionary definitions for decrepit

decrepit

/ (dɪˈkrɛpɪt) /

adjective

enfeebled by old age; infirm

broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated

Derived forms of decrepit

decrepitly, adverbdecrepitude, noun

Word Origin for decrepit

C15: from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creak

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