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decrepitude

[dih-krep-i-tood, -tyood] / dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /
NOUN
feebleness
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Antonyms
STRONG


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Sullivan County Golf & Country Club was almost poetic in its decrepitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

They asked: "How do we ethically justify forcing these bodies to continue to exist in decrepitude?"

From BBC ● May 13, 2025

His Long looks so confused that some piece of it has to be an act — a way to get the gang to relax — a costume of decrepitude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

Even for classic car enthusiasts, there’s a point of extreme decrepitude that precludes restoration but ignites reimagination.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Even in her later years, when she could no longer get out of bed, it seemed that she was simply defeated by decrepitude, but no one discovered that she was blind.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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