different between unsound vs decrepit
unsound
English
Etymology
un- +? sound.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n-sound?, IPA(key): /??n?sa?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Adjective
unsound (comparative more unsound or unsounder, superlative most unsound or unsoundest)
- Not sound, particularly:
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (Britain, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- 1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
- You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.
- 1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
Antonyms
- sound
Derived terms
- unsoundly
- unsoundness
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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)
- 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)
- decrepit
Declension
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