Dictionary

decrepit en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/
• /dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).

Meanings

1. 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 decrepit do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 79–80:
   • Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing. 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Network Rail Community Award: Saltash and Stow”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58:

Forms

Deriveds

decrepitude · decrepitly · decrepitness

Relateds

decrepitate

Synonyms

timeworn · withered · deteriorated · aged

Translations (57)

es decrépito (weakened or worn out) · ro decrepit (weakened or worn out) · it rincoglionito (weakened or worn out) · la dēcrepitus (weakened or worn out) · de gebrechlich (weakened or worn out) · de verbraucht (weakened or worn out) · ar هَرِم (weakened or worn out) · cmn 衰老 (weakened or worn out) · de gammelig (weakened or worn out) · de abgenutzt (weakened or worn out) · fr décati (weakened or worn out) · uk дряхлий (weakened or worn out) · as জৰাতুৰ (weakened or worn out) · cmn 老弱的 (weakened or worn out) · ro ramolit (weakened or worn out) · it decrepito (weakened or worn out) · cy musgrell (weakened or worn out) · nl versleten (weakened or worn out) · ca decrèpit (weakened or worn out) · ru не́мощный (weakened or worn out) · grc βαθύγηρως (weakened or worn out) · uk зношений (weakened or worn out) · cs sešlý (weakened or worn out) · ja やつれた (weakened or worn out) · is farlama (weakened or worn out) · cs vetchý (weakened or worn out) · ru дря́хлый (weakened or worn out) · de heruntergekommen (weakened or worn out) · cmn 破舊 /破旧 (weakened or worn out) · cy llegach (weakened or worn out) · uk ветхий (weakened or worn out) · es ruinoso (weakened or worn out) · fr décrépit (weakened or worn out) · as আলৰ (weakened or worn out) · km ទុំ (weakened or worn out) · cs zchátralý (weakened or worn out) · no utslitt (weakened or worn out) · uk старий (weakened or worn out) · bg грохнал (weakened or worn out) · as আথৰ (weakened or worn out) · fa فرتوت (weakened or worn out) · sa जर्जर (weakened or worn out) · es destartalado (weakened or worn out) · fi kulunut (weakened or worn out) · bg вехт (weakened or worn out) · sv utsliten (weakened or worn out) · de altersschwach (weakened or worn out) · fi raihnainen (weakened or worn out) · is hrumur (weakened or worn out) · ru ве́тхий (weakened or worn out) · es venido a menos (weakened or worn out) · af uitgeput (weakened or worn out) · is örvasa (weakened or worn out) · hi जर्जर (weakened or worn out) · it barbogio (weakened or worn out) · nl afgedragen (weakened or worn out) · pt decrépito (weakened or worn out)