de·crep·it

(dĭ-krĕp′ĭt)

adj.

Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use. See Synonyms at weak.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēcrepitus, worn out, feeble : dē-, de- + crepitus, past participle of crepāre, to burst, crack.]

de·crep′it·ly adv.

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decrepit

(dɪˈkrɛpɪt)

adj

1. enfeebled by old age; infirm

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

[C15: from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creak]

deˈcrepitly adv

deˈcrepiˌtude, deˈcrepitness n

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de•crep•it

(dɪˈkrɛp ɪt)

adj.

1. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm.

2. worn out or broken down by long use; dilapidated.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dēcrepitus=dē- de- + -crepitus, akin to crepāre to crack, burst]

de•crep′it•ly, adv.

de•crep′it•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	decrepit - worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	decrepit - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" debile, infirm, sapless, weakly, rickety, feeble, weak frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

decrepit

adjective

1. ruined, broken-down, battered, crumbling, run-down, deteriorated, decaying, beat-up (informal), shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, dilapidated, antiquated, rickety, weather-beaten, tumbledown The film was shot in a decrepit police station.

2. weak, aged, frail, wasted, fragile, crippled, feeble, past it, debilitated, incapacitated, infirm, superannuated, doddering a decrepit old man

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decrepit

adjective

1. Not physically strong:

delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.

2. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:

bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.

Informal: tacky.

Slang: ratty.

Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.

Translations

decrepit

[dɪˈkrepɪt] ADJ [person] → decrépito; [building] → deteriorado, en mal estado

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decrepit

[dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj [person] → décrépit(e); [building] → délabré(e)

decrepit

adj staircase, car etc → altersschwach; building → baufällig, heruntergekommen; industry → heruntergekommen; person → alterschwach, klapprig (inf)

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decrepit

[dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj (building) → cadente; (person) → decrepito/a

decrepit

a. decrépito-a.