decrepit (redirected from decrepitly)

de·crep·it  (d-krpt)

adj.

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

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

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de·crepit·ly adv.

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decrepit

Adjective

weakened or worn out by age or long use [Latin crepare to creak]

decrepitude n

Thesaurus

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"

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decrepit

adjective 1. ruined, broken-down, battered, crumbling, rundown, deteriorated, decaying, beat-up (informal) shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, dilapidated, antiquated, rickety, weather-beaten, tumbledown

adjective 2. weak, aged, frail, wasted, fragile, crippled, feeble, past it, debilitated, incapacitated, infirm, superannuated, doddering

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] adj → decrepito/a; [building] → cadente