decrepit
US: /dəˈkɹɛpɪt/
UK: /dɪkɹˈɛpɪt/
UK: /dɪkɹˈɛpɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
decrepit /di'krepit/
- tính từ
- già yếu, hom hem, lụ khụ
- a decrepit old man: người già yếu hom hem
- a decrepit horse: con ngựa già yếu
- hư nát, đổ nát
- già yếu, hom hem, lụ khụ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
(of a thing or person) very old and not in good condition or health: a decrepit building / vehicle + a decrepit old man
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 feeble, enfeebled, weak, weakened, frail, infirm, wasted, worn out, unfit, debilitated, enervated, disabled, incapacitated, crippled, doddering; out of shape, in bad shape; aged, old, elderly, ancient, superannuated, senescent, senile, Colloq gaga:
The old man was so decrepit he was unable to lift the cup to his lips.
2 dilapidated, deteriorated, crumbling, decayed, decaying, withered, wasted, antiquated, tumbledown, broken-down, rickety, unstable, shaky, ramshackle, derelict, creaking, creaky, run-down:
The barn was so decrepit we had to tear it down.
Concise English dictionary
dɪ'krepɪt
adj.
+worn and broken down by hard use
+lacking physical strength or vitality
