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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decrepit /dɪˈkrɛpɪt/
▶adjective elderly and infirm.
■ worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
– derivatives
decrepitude noun.
decrepitude noun.
– origin ME: from L. decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past part. of crepare ‘rattle, creak’.
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