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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•crep•it /dɪˈkrɛpɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - (of a person) weakened by old age;
feeble;
infirm. - worn out or broken down by long use;
dilapidated:a decrepit old apartment building.
de•crep•i•tude, n. [uncountable]old buildings in various stages of decrepitude. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•crep•it (di krep′it),USA pronunciation adj. - weakened by old age;
feeble;
infirm:a decrepit man who can hardly walk. - worn out by long use;
dilapidated:a decrepit stove.
- Latin dēcrepitus, literally, broken down, equivalent. to dē- de- + crep(āre) to crack + -i- -i- + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enfeebled. See weak.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vigorous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: decrepit /dɪˈkrɛpɪt/ adj - enfeebled by old age; infirm
- broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creakdeˈcrepiˌtude n |