decrepit
Meaning of decrepit
adjective
- worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
a row of decrepit houses
late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past participle of crepare ‘rattle, creak’.
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- It is an adjective.
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CatalanHyphenation of decrepit
de-crepit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- decrepit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
decrepit synonyms
Meaning creaky:
Meaning debile:
debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
Meaning (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect:
Meaning (of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated:
Meaning (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair:
Meaning (of a building or place) reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration:
Meaning making a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied:
Meaning injured by repeated blows or punishment:
Meaning having rotted or decomposed:
Meaning rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi:
Meaning breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration:
Meaning become progressively worse:
Meaning becoming progressively worse:
Meaning old-fashioned or outdated:
Meaning (of a post or employee) belonging to a superannuation scheme:
decrepit antonyms
Meaning vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear:
Translation of decrepit
Anagrams of decrepit
Words that rhyme with decrepit
epit, precepit, depit, leepit, threepit, snakepit, limepit, slimepit, nepit, undecrepit, eyepit
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