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Definition of Decrepit
1. Adjective. Worn and broken down by hard use. "A woebegone old shack"
2. Adjective. Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. "Her body looked sapless"
Similar to: Frail
Derivative terms: Debility, Feebleness, Infirmity, Weakness
Definition of Decrepit
1. a. Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out.
Definition of Decrepit
1. Adjective. Weakened or worn out from age or wear ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decrepit
1. worn out by long use [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decrepit
Literary usage of Decrepit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"decrepit. "decrepit" as used In Pen. Code, art. 496, making an assault on such
a person an aggravated assault, means a person who is disabled, incapable, ..."
2. Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary by James Curtis Hepburn (1873)
"Dim, obscure, cloudy, hazy. BORE,-?'«,-/^, iv To be old and childish, decrepit.
BOREI, n. Lime made by burning shells. BORI-BORI-TO, adv. ..."
3. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle: Annotated by Thomas Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"... but to be jealous of a little old decrepit glass- eyed Egyptian with one Wife
already!—that I can not understand!"— Your Own LETTER 60 To T. Carlyle, ..."
4. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"... but to be jealous of a little old decrepit glass- eyed Egyptian with one Wife
already!—that I can not understand!"— Your Own LETTER 60 To T. Carlyle, ..."
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