HyperDic: decrepit

English > 2 senses of the word decrepit:
ADJECTIVEalldecrepit, creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneworn and broken down by hard use
alldecrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklylacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
decrepit > pronunciation
Soundsdahkreh'piht
Rhymesacquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...
English > decrepit: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningWorn and broken down by hard use.
Example "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
Synonymscreaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
Broaderwornaffected by wear
Spanishchirriante, decrépito
English > decrepit: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaninglacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality.
Synonymsdebile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
Broaderfrailphysically weak
Spanishdébil, decrépito, enfermizo
Catalandèbil, decrèpit, feble, malaltís

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