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decrepit

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de·crep·it  (d-krpt)
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 dcrepitus, worn out, feeble : d-, de- + crepitus, past participle of crepre, to burst, crack.]

de·crepit·ly adv.

decrepit
Adjective
weakened or worn out by age or long use [Latin crepare to creak]
decrepitude n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"
frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

decrepit
Translations
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj [person] → decrépito; [building] → ruinoso
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj [person] → décrépit(e); [building] → délabré(e)
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj (shack) → baufällig;
(person) → klapprig (inf)
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adjdecrepito/a; [building] → cadente


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Decrepit families imply decrepit wills, decrepit conduct.
), this creature who had seemed to me so decrepit leaped nimbly upon my shoulders, and hooking his legs round my neck gripped me so tightly that I was well-nigh choked, and so overcome with terror that I fell insensible to the ground.
I don't speak of his capacity as a general, but at a time like this how they appoint they appoint a decrepit, blind old man, positively blind?
 
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