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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 [from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creak] decrepitly adv decrepitude n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations decrepit adj staircase, car etc → altersschwach; building → baufällig, heruntergekommen; industry → heruntergekommen; person → alterschwach, klapprig (inf) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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