decrepit
Example Sentences
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I realized how very old and decrepit I must look to this young person.
From Literature
“My professor is giving extra credit, which I sorely need, for coming in early and organizing his decrepit filing system. This is my diligent-student costume.”
From Literature
They loaded salvageable sofas and home appliances onto decrepit blue pickup trucks in the unmistakable 1960s design of local brand Zamyad.
From Barron's
Dimming the upbeat declarations is a harsh reality: It will likely take at least a decade — and perhaps $200 billion or more — to restore the country’s decrepit hydrocarbon infrastructure, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Venezuelan oil experts say the law will likely benefit companies already in Venezuela, but won’t be enough to attract new foreign investments needed to revive the decrepit oil industry.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
