Definition of
Decrepit
- (adj, all) worn and broken down by hard use
a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
a flea-bitten sofa
a run-down neighborhood
a woebegone old shack - (adj, all) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
her body looked sapless
- (adj, all) worn and broken down by hard use
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Synonyms of Decrepit
creaky, debile, derelict, feeble, flea-bitten, infirm, rickety, run-down, sapless, weak, weakly, woebegone
Origin of the word Decrepit
- c.1450, from M.Fr. decrepit, from L. decrepitus, from de- "down" + *crepitus, pp. of crepare "to crack, break." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Decrepit
d. w. griffith, decrepitate, decrepitude, decrypt, decurved, described, deserved, dioscorea batata, disrepute, disrupt, disrupted
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