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decrepit

dec·re·pit

UK/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/ US/dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

lacking physical strength or vitality

  • “a feeble old woman”
  • “her body looked sapless”
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Origin

From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).

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