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# decrepit

adjective (decrepit, more decrepit, most decrepit)

«decrepit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Decrepit means old, weak and worn out, often from age or hard use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/#m1)
2. Decrepit can describe a building that is falling apart from neglect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a decrepit old man or a decrepit house is shabby and falling to bits; in lessons, something too weak or broken to work well

### Examples

- The decrepit old fisherman could hardly walk to the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/#x1)
- The decrepit cottage had holes in its roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/#x2)
- The toy car was so decrepit that its wheels fell off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «decrepit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«decrepit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/decrepit.html) on Mova free.