Meaning & Definition of Decrepit in English
English⟶
Decrepit
/dəkrɛpɪt/
adjective
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"
synonym:
- creaky,
- decrepit,
- derelict,
- flea-bitten,
- run-down,
- woebegone
2. Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- "A feeble old woman"
- "Her body looked sapless"
synonym:
- decrepit,
- debile,
- feeble,
- infirm,
- rickety,
- sapless,
- weak,
- weakly