Decrepit Definition

dĭ-krĕpĭt
adjective
Broken down or worn out by old age, illness, or long use.
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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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French décrépit, from Latin decrepitus (“very old”), from crepare (“to creak”).

    From Wiktionary

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