decrepit
/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/
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Australia/dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/
decrepit adjective: weakened or worn out from age or wear.
Adjective
decrepit (comparative more decrepit, superlative most decrepit)
- Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
- Sorrow is subdued by strong necessity; there is no cause why life should be lengthened for our love; and we feel that the worn and the decrepit do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 79–80
- Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station...2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Network Rail Community Award: Saltash and Stow”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58
- Synonyms:
- aged, timeworn, withered, deteriorated
decrepit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
decrepit in Hindi
- weakened or worn out
- जर्जर jarjar
decrepit in Tamil
- தள்ளாத, தளர்ந்த, தடுமாறும், தளர்ச்சியான, வலுவிழந்த
decrepit in Urdu
- فرسودہ, مردہ, ناکارہ, شکستہ
decrepit in Bengali
- জরাজীর্ণ, অতি জীর্ণ
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- decrepit in Malayalam
- വാർദ്ധക്യത്താൽ തളർന്ന, ഉപയോഗിച്ചു പഴകിയത്, അങ്ങേയറ്റം ജീർണ്ണിച്ച
- decrepit in Kannada
- ಉಡುಗಿದ, ಶಿಥಿಲವಾದ, ಜೀರ್ಣವಾದ, ಸತ್ವಹೀನ
- decrepit in Sanskrit
- जर्जर jarjara
- decrepit in Assamese
- আলৰ alor, আথৰ athor, জৰাতুৰ zoratur
- decrepit in Arabic
- هَرِم harim
- decrepit in Persian
- فرتوت fartut
Synonyms of decrepit
Forms of decrepit
| comparative | more decrepit |
|---|---|
| superlative | most decrepit |
| alternative form (obsolete) | decrepid |
Origin of decrepit
From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).
Words formed from decrepit
Questions about decrepit
- What does decrepit mean?
- Decrepit means weakened or worn out from age or wear.
- What is decrepit in Hindi?
- Decrepit in Hindi is जर्जर (jarjar). See Decrepit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is decrepit?
- Decrepit is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce decrepit?
- Decrepit is pronounced /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/.
Words near decrepit in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decrepit (page history and authors); decrepit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decrepit (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Decrepit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decrepit (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decrepit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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