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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

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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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tumbledown

English

Alternative forms

  • tumble-down

Etymology

tumble +? down

Adjective

tumbledown (comparative more tumbledown, superlative most tumbledown)

  1. in disrepair; poorly maintained
    They lived in a tumbledown shack on the edge of the woods.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Translations

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