English adjective: decrepit | |||
1. | decrepit worn and broken down by hard use | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone | ||
Similar | worn | ||
Antonyms | new | ||
2. | decrepit lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||
Samples | A feeble old woman. Her body looked sapless. | ||
Synonyms | debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly | ||
Similar | frail | ||
Antonyms | robust | ||