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

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  1. a. Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out.
  2. adj. worn and broken down by hard use
  3. adj. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  4. 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. Note: Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.
  5. Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmitiesof old age; feeble; worn out. "Beggary or decrepit age." Milton.Already decrepit with premature old age. Motley.
  6. j:100 s. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality