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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 [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
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
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.
Translations
decrepit [dɪˈkrepɪt] ADJ [person] → decrépito; [building] → deteriorado, en mal estado
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj [person] → décrépit(e); [building] → délabré(e)
decrepit
adj staircase, car etcaltersschwach; buildingbaufällig, heruntergekommen; industryheruntergekommen; personalterschwach, klapprig (inf)
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj (building) → cadente; (person) → decrepito/a
decrepit [dɪˈkrɛpɪt] adj (building) → cadente; (person) → decrepito/a


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