decrepit 音标拼音: [dəkr'ɛpɪt]
a . 衰老的
衰老的
decrepit adj 1 :
worn and broken down by hard use ; "
a creaky shack "; "
a decrepit bus ...
its seats held together with friction tape "; "
a flea -
bitten sofa "; "
a run -
down neighborhood ";
"
a woebegone old shack " [
synonym : {
creaky }, {
decrepit },
{
derelict }, {
flea -
bitten }, {
run -
down }, {
woebegone }]
2 :
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality ; "
a feeble old woman "; "
her body looked sapless " [
synonym : {
decrepit },
{
debile }, {
feeble }, {
infirm }, {
rickety }, {
sapless }, {
weak },
{
weakly }]
Decrepit \
De *
crep "
it \,
a . [
L .
decrepitus ,
perhaps orig .,
noised out ,
noiseless ,
applied to old people ,
who creep about quietly ;
de -
crepare to make a noise ,
rattle :
cf .
F .
d ['
e ]
cr ['
e ]
pit .
See {
Crepitate }.]
Broken down with age ;
wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age ;
feeble ;
worn out . "
Beggary or decrepit age ."
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Already decrepit with premature old age . --
Motley .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid .
[
1913 Webster ]
109 Moby Thesaurus words for "
decrepit ":
aged ,
ancient ,
anile ,
antiquated ,
battered ,
beat -
up ,
beaten up ,
bedraggled ,
broken -
down ,
cast -
off ,
childish ,
childlike ,
crabbed ,
creaking ,
creaky ,
crippled ,
crumbling ,
damaged ,
debilitated ,
decayed ,
decaying ,
derelict ,
deteriorated ,
dilapidated ,
disabled ,
disintegrating ,
doddered ,
doddering ,
doddery ,
doited ,
doting ,
down -
at -
heel ,
elderly ,
enervated ,
enfeebled ,
feeble ,
flimsy ,
fossilized ,
fragile ,
frail ,
gaga ,
gerontal ,
gerontic ,
haggard ,
impaired ,
in ruins ,
incapacitated ,
infirm ,
injured ,
insubstantial ,
marred ,
mossbacked ,
moth -
eaten ,
mummylike ,
old ,
out of shape ,
palsied ,
papery -
skinned ,
poor ,
poorish ,
quavering ,
ragged ,
ramshackle ,
ravaged with age ,
rickety ,
rotten ,
rotten at ,
ruined ,
ruinous ,
run to seed ,
run -
down ,
rusty ,
seedy ,
senescent ,
senile ,
shabby ,
shaking ,
shaky ,
shriveled ,
slipshod ,
sloppy ,
slummy ,
spoiled ,
stricken in years ,
superannuated ,
tacky ,
threadbare ,
timeworn ,
tired ,
tottering ,
tottery ,
tumbledown ,
unfirm ,
unfit ,
unkempt ,
unsolid ,
unsound ,
unstable ,
unsturdy ,
unsubstantial ,
used ,
wasted ,
weak ,
weakened ,
weakly ,
withered ,
wizened ,
worn ,
worn out
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DECREPIT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DECREPIT is wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age How to use decrepit in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Decrepit
DECREPIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DECREPIT definition: 1 in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a… Learn more
DECREPIT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Decrepit definition: weakened by old age; feeble; infirm See examples of DECREPIT used in a sentence
decrepit adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of decrepit adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Decrepit - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Decrepit means broken down by hard use Decrepit implies that something or someone is a weak, and run down — practically falling apart It's really not a nice word to use about a person
DECREPIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition Someone who is decrepit is old and weak
Decrepit - definition of decrepit by The Free Dictionary decrepit - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
decrepit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary decrepit (comparative more decrepit, superlative most decrepit) Weakened or worn out from age or wear
Decrepit Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Decrepit definition: Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
DECREPIT Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of decrepit are feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, and weak While all these words mean "not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort," decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age