decrepit

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective worn and broken down by hard use
  2. adjective lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Etymology

From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

creaky, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

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