decrepit
Adjective Satellite
- worn and broken down by hard use
- "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
Adj
- Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
Adjective
- Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
Examples
- His DECREPIT strategy was clearly not working against his sharp opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).
Synonyms
creaky, debile, derelict, feeble, flea-bitten, infirm, rickety, run-down, sapless, weak, weakly, woebegone, aged, deteriorated, old, timeworn, withered
Scrabble Score: 13
decrepit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddecrepit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decrepit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary