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It is so decrepit that it has served as a post-apocalyptic setting for music videos by stars such as Drake, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.

The building is decrepit, with peeling paint, rusted pipes, and crumbling toilets in each cramped cell.

From BBC

The government has referred to the ships as being "decrepit and dangerous" as well as being responsible for "reckless seafaring".

From BBC

My kids became middle-aged before I became decrepit.

The same source pointed out that "with decrepit hospital buildings a new leadership structure won't make it any easier to carry out operations and care for patients".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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