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- Dictionaryde·crep·it/dəˈkrepət/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) elderly and infirm: "a decrepit old drunk" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DECREPIT is wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age. How to use decrepit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decrepit.
weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use: The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.
1. enfeebled by old age; infirm. 2. broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated. [C15: from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creak] deˈcrepitly adv. deˈcrepiˌtude, deˈcrepitness n.
weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use: The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.
Decrepit means broken down by hard use. Decrepit implies that something or someone is a weak, and run down — practically falling apart. It's really not a nice word to use about a person.
Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
Aug 8, 2024 · Weakened or worn out from age or wear. Sorrow is subdued by strong necessity; there is no cause why life should be lengthened for our love; and we feel that the worn and the do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before.
Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak. [...]
Physically wasted or impaired; that has begun to crumble or fall in pieces or to rot; ruined. and in extended use. Worn out with old age, decrepit; outmoded, antiquated; (also) tediously academic. Of a material object or organic substance: decayed, rotted; damaged, in a poor physical state.
Definition of decrepit adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
