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Webster 1913 Edition

Decrepit

De-crep′it

,
Adj.
[L.
decrepitus
, perhaps orig., noised out, noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly;
de-
+
crepare
to make a noise, rattle: cf. F.
décrépit
. See
Crepitate
.]
Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out.
“Beggary or decrepit age.”
Milton.
Already
decrepit
with premature old age.
Motley.
☞ Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decrepit

DECREPIT

,
Adj.
[L. to break.] Broken down with age; wasted or worn by the infirmities of old age; being in the last stage of decay; weakened by age.

Definition 2024

décrépit

décrépit

See also: decrepit and décrépît

French

Adjective

décrépit m ‎(feminine singular décrépite, masculine plural décrépits, feminine plural décrépites)

  1. decrepit (weakened or worn out)

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Verb

décrépit m ‎(feminine singular décrépite, masculine plural décrépits, feminine plural décrépites)

  1. past participle of décrépir

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