decrepit

Definitions


[dɪˈkrɛpɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
(e.g: a row of decrepit houses)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past participle of crepare ‘rattle, creak’




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