decrepit
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6.6
- adjective
- /dɪˈkrɛpɪt/
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decrépito
- We're on a dark, crowded street lined by decrepit tenements that are caving in upon themselves.
- decrepit infrastructure
- decrepit old
And we meet her here, stuck on fool, rather decrepit broken down station.
- And we meet her here, stuck on fool, rather decrepit broken down station.
- And the tools we use are old and decrepit and blunt and not very good.
- But any wall that was there was decrepit, it was gone, it was rusted, it was rotted, it was laying on the ground.
- Like nothing was there, but just like decrepit brick industrial buildings that you never saw anyone go in or out of.
Examples
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Like every other room on this decrepit ship, the room looks well-worn and ill-maintained.
Fiction book (1994) -
She's trying to save some old decrepit house.
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Why are they putting so much effort into finding one old, decrepit ship anyway?
Fiction book (1991) -
I need you to secure all these decrepit properties in the neighboring community.
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I turn decrepit old buildings into shiny new ones.
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And today I'm going to show you some decrepit office furniture.
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With that, Jolene started toward the end of the decrepit wooden structure.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many ordinary workers lived in decrepit, overcrowded rooms without adequate cooking or toilet facilities.
Academic text (2005) -
But actually, when Faulkner first bought the house, it was decrepit and was deemed unfit for human habitation.
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The children were afraid to enter the decrepit old house at the end of the street.
Synonyms
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4.4
In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect
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3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
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6.2
A building that is very old and badly damaged because no one fixed it
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4.5
A building or place that is in poor condition because people do not look after it
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7.5
A place or building that is abandoned and in very bad condition from lack of use
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7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
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4.5
In a very poor state after long use or damage
A building that is old, not cared for, and falling apart
An object that has been used a lot and is now damaged or not useful
Used so much that it looks old or no longer works well
Old and in bad condition, it often stops working
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decrepit comes from the Latin decrepitus, made of de- ('down') and crepare ('to creak'), so you can think of it like the English word creak. That's why decrepit describes buildings, cars, or things that are so old and worn they seem ready to fall apart.