 decrepit |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] worn and broken down by hard use | |
| Synonyms: | run-down woebegone flea-bitten creaky | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | worn | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking physical strength or vitality | |
| Synonyms: | feeble infirm sapless weak weakly debile | |
| Examples: | "a feeble old woman" "her body looked sapless" |
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| Related terms: | frail | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking physical strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | infirm sapless weak weakly feeble | |
| Related terms: | frail impotent | |
| Similar spelling: |
decrepitude decrepitate decrypt decryption |
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