decrepit
adjective
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm.
decrepitly
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a word derived from
decrepit.
Example Sentences
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But soon he decrepitly emerged upon his knees, asking what brought us thither?—to steal the teeth, which lying rumor averred he possessed in abundance?
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Herman Melville
Sam Tuk sat motionless, his hands concealed in his sleeves, bending decrepitly forward in his chair.
From Dope by Sax Rohmer
For one of them, in fact, it was positively his thirtieth birthday; poor soul, how decrepitly he flitted in front of motor trucks.
From Pipefuls by Christopher Morley
