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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decrepit \De*crep"it\, a. [L. decrepitus perhaps orig., noised out noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly; de- + crepare to make a noise, rattle: cf F. d['e]cr['e]pit. See {Crepitate}.] Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out ``Beggary or decrepit age.'' --Milton. Already decrepit with premature old age. --Motley. Note: Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decrepit adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}, {woebegone}] 2: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}, {weakly}]
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