Decrepit meaning

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Broken down or worn out by old age, illness, or long use.
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The definition of decrepit is broken down by age, illness or hard use.

An example of something decrepit is an old, abandoned house with shingles and paint that are falling off.

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Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
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Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
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Origin of decrepit

Middle English from Old French from Latin dēcrepitus worn out, feeble dē- de- crepitus past participle of crepāre to burst, crack

Sentence Examples

  • She opened her eyes and looked around, not recognizing the decrepit factory.

  • The decrepit King Charles II.

  • The provincial schools, dependent upon so decrepit an alma mater, were suffered to decay.

  • After a year's service in Congress in 1782-1783, in which he experienced the futility of endeavouring to attain through that decrepit body the ends he sought, he settled down to legal practice in New York.

  • Edward, though only in his fifty-seventh year, was entering into a premature and decrepit old age, in which he became the prey of unworthy favorites, male and female.

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