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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

decrepitus

, perhaps orig., noised out, noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly;

de-

crepare

to make a noise, rattle: cf. F.

décrépit

. See

Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out.

“Beggary or decrepit age.”

Milton.

Already

decrepit

with premature old age.

Motley.

☞ Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.

Adj.

[L. to break.] Broken down with age; wasted or worn by the infirmities of old age; being in the last stage of decay; weakened by age.

See also: decrepit and décrépit

décrépît