decrepitude
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ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud noun
decrepit condition; dilapidated state; feebleness, especially from old age.
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decrepit (dɪˈkrɛpɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | enfeebled by old age; infirm |
| 2. | broken down or worn out by hard or long use; dilapidated |
| [C15: from Latin dēcrepitus, from crepāre to creak] | |
| de'crepitly | |
| —adv | |
| de'crepitude | |
| —n | |
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Decrepitude
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decrepitude
c.1600, from Fr. décrépitude (14c.), from L. decrepitus (see decrepit).
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Example sentences
These days, of course, decrepitude reigns where was once a worldly entrepôt.
One other factor is the blandness and decrepitude of their leaders.
One has to wonder at the total moral decrepitude and ethical collapse of such people.
Since then, everything had gone to pot, with civilization degenerating and falling into moral decay and decrepitude.
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