decrepit — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

   Sinonimi

   agedtimewornwithereddeteriorated

   Parole correlate

   decrepitate

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (2)

   Sorrow is subdued by strong necessity; there is no cause why life should be lengthened for our love; and we feel that the worn and the decrepit do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before.

   Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing.

Aggettivo

1. worn and broken down by hard use

   Sinonimi

   creakyderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegone

   Esempi

   a creaky shack

   a decrepit bus … its seats held together with friction tape

   Altri esempi (3)

   a flea-bitten sofa

   a run-down neighborhood

   a woebegone old shack

2. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

   Sinonimi

   debilefeebleinfirmricketysaplessweakweakly

   Esempi

   a feeble old woman

   her body looked sapless