A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

decrepitude Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with D » decoys ... deface » decrepitude


decrepit
adj
    1. Weak or worn out because of old age.
      Thesaurus: aged, frail, weak, infirm.
    2. In a very poor state because of age or long use.
      Thesaurus: broken-down, ramshackle, deteriorated, dilapidated, rickety, wasted, tumble-down, superannuated, antiquated, debilitated.
Derivative: decrepitude
noun
    A decrepit or worn-out state.
      Thesaurus: deterioration, decay, dilapidation, old age, weakness, debility, infirmity, disability, feebleness, degeneration, incapacity, senescence; Antonym: good repair, youth.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin decrepitus very old.



Click Here