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Decrepit (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Weakly
  • Feeble
  • Debile
  • Weak
  • Infirm
  • Rickety
  • Sapless

Meaning 2

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The decrepit old car broke down on the side of the road, its engine sputtering and wheezing.
  • The city's decrepit public transportation system was in dire need of renovation and modernization.
  • The once-grand mansion had fallen into a decrepit state, its walls cracked and its floors creaking with every step.
  • After years of neglect, the decrepit bridge was finally demolished and replaced with a new, safer structure.
  • The small town's decrepit main street was lined with empty storefronts and crumbling sidewalks, a testament to the community's economic decline.

Synonyms

  • Flea-bitten
  • Creaky
  • Derelict
  • Woebegone
  • Run-down
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