decrepit state

  • 1decrepit — de|crep|it [dıˈkrepıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: decrepitus, from crepare to make a high cracking sound ] old and in bad condition ▪ The buildings were in a decrepit state. >decrepitude n [U] …

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  • 2decrepit — adjective old and in bad condition: The buildings were in a decrepit state. decrepitude noun (U) …

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  • 3Decrepit car — A typical decrepit car A decrepit car is an old, dilapidated and often rusty and dysfunctional car. Such a vehicle is not a well kept antique car, but a car which is mostly rundown or damaged. Such a vehicle is often known as a banger (British… …

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  • 4decrepit — adjective 1) a decrepit old man Syn: feeble, infirm, weak, weakly, frail; disabled, incapacitated, crippled, doddering, tottering; old, elderly, aged, ancient, senile; informal past it, over the hill, no spring chicke …

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  • 5decrepit — Worn out by illness, age, or hard work. A person may be decrepit without being old. Hall v State, 16 Tex App 6 …

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  • 6decrepit — /dakrepat/ This term designates a person who is disabled, incapable, or incompetent, either from physical or mental weakness or defects, whether produced by age or other causes, to such an extent as to render the individual comparatively helpless …

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  • 7decrepit — /dakrepat/ This term designates a person who is disabled, incapable, or incompetent, either from physical or mental weakness or defects, whether produced by age or other causes, to such an extent as to render the individual comparatively helpless …

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  • 8Ciudad Satélite — Satélite is a Greater Mexico City high class suburban area located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico. Officially the name corresponds only to the homonym neighbourhood, Ciudad Satélite, founded circa 1957. Over the las few decades it has expanded and …

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  • 9Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom — This article is about the Crown Jewels of England, and those added since the Union of the Crowns in 1603. For the Scottish Crown Jewels, see Honours of Scotland. For the Welsh Crown Jewels, see Honours of Wales. Coronation Chair and Regalia of… …

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  • 10Barlaston Hall — is an English Palladian country house in the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, overlooking the valley of the River Trent 5 miles south of Stoke on Trent. It was built by architect Sir Robert Taylor for Thomas Mills in 1756 8, to replace the… …

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