decrepity

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noun

Decrepitude.

OriginMiddle French décrépité ← Latin dēcrepitās →
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Meanings

noundecrepity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableDecrepitude.

    being demanded what his studies would stead him in his decrepity, [he] answered; that he might the better, and with more ease leave this world.

    , II.28

Origin

  1. Latindēcrepitās
  2. Middle Frenchdécrépité
  3. Englishdecrepity

From Middle French décrépité, from Latin dēcrepitās.

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APA

decrepity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrepity

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“decrepity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrepity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decrepity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrepity.

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