decrepit

(dĭ-krĕp'ĭt)
adj.
Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use. See synonyms at weak.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēcrepitus, worn out, feeble : dē-, de- + crepitus, past participle of crepāre, to burst, crack.]

decrepitly de·crep'it·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Not physically strong: delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly. See strong/weak.
2. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal tacky. Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.

adj

Definition: deteriorated, debilitated
Antonyms: fit, healthy, young

IN BRIEF: Broken down with age; worn out.

The old, decrepit house was deemed unsafe and had to be torn down.

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For a list of words related to decrepit, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - decrepit: (adj) wasted away or weakened by, or as if by, old age
• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - affældig, udslidt, faldefærdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervallen, versleten

Français (French)
adj. - décrépit

Deutsch (German)
adj. - altersschwach, heruntergekommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπέργηρος, (μτφ.) αποδιοργανωμένος (κν. ξεχαρβαλωμένος, σαραβαλιασμένος), φθαρμένος, ρημαγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
decrepito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - decrépito

Русский (Russian)
ветхий, дряхлый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - decrépito, caduco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - orkeslös, utsliten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衰老的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 衰老的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기운이 쇠한, (오래 되서) 소리가 나는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 老いぼれの, よぼよぼの, 老朽化した, がたがたの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عاجز بسبب الشيخوخه, بال من كثر الاستعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תשוש, חלוש‬

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