Antonyms for decrepit

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dih-krep-it

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkrɛp ɪt

Definition of decrepit

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French décrépit (15c.), from Latin decrepitus "very old, infirm," from de- "down" (see de-) + *crepitus, past participle of crepare "to crack, break."

adj deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age

Example sentences :

But now the world is decrepit, and all good things are gone.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Men took upon their shoulders their aged and decrepit mothers.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The decrepit figure in its quaint Acadian garb was one to be remembered.
Extract from : « Earth's Enigmas » by Charles G. D. Roberts

No matter how decrepit the latter, he has been taught to be independent, self-supporting.
Extract from : « Marriage and Love » by Emma Goldman

It obliged the owners to maintain their old and decrepit slaves.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various

Compared with him the other gods are said to be decrepit old men.
Extract from : « India: What can it teach us? » by F. Max Mller

So many maimed and halt and decrepit as they employed about the works!
Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker

No matter how high may be their station, the aged and decrepit are counted a burden.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

The firelight was casting its last shadows on the decrepit walls.
Extract from : « The Dean's Watch » by Erckmann-Chatrian

Why wait until I'm decrepit and alone, with only a few memories to look back on?
Extract from : « Each Man Kills » by Victoria Glad

Synonyms for decrepit

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