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decrepit

English

Alternative forms

  • decrepid (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French décrépit, from Latin decrepitus (“very old”), from crepare (“to creak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??k??p.?t/

Adjective

decrepit (comparative more decrepit, superlative most decrepit)

  1. Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

Synonyms

  • aged, timeworn, withered; see also Thesaurus:old or Thesaurus:deteriorated

Derived terms

  • decrepitly
  • decrepitude

Translations

Further reading

  • decrepit at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • depicter, precited, redepict

Romanian

Etymology

From French décrépit, from Latin decrepitus.

Adjective

decrepit m or n (feminine singular decrepit?, masculine plural decrepi?i, feminine and neuter plural decrepite)

  1. decrepit

Declension

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miserly

English

Etymology

miser +? -ly, attested from the 1540s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ma?.z?(?).li/

Adjective

miserly (comparative more miserly, superlative most miserly)

  1. Like a miser; very covetous; cautious with money
    Synonyms: stingy; see also Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:greedy

Translations

Further reading

  • miserly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • miserly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • Simerly, misrely

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