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decrepit

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de⋅crep⋅it

  [di-krep-it]
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–adjective
1. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm: a decrepit man who can hardly walk.
2. worn out by long use; dilapidated: a decrepit stove.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L dēcrepitus, lit., broken down, equiv. to dē- de- + crep(āre) to crack + -i- -i- + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
de⋅crep⋅it⋅ly, adverb
de⋅crep⋅it⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. enfeebled. See weak.

Antonyms:
1. vigorous.
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de·crep·it   (dĭ-krěp'ĭt)   
adj.  Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use. See Synonyms at weak.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēcrepitus, worn out, feeble : dē-, de- + crepitus, past participle of crepāre, to burst, crack.]
de·crep'it·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

decrepit 
c.1450, from M.Fr. decrepit, from L. decrepitus, from de- "down" + *crepitus, pp. of crepare "to crack, break."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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