decrepitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce decrepitude in British English:
UK [dɪˈkrepɪtju:d]
How to pronounce decrepitude in American English:
US [dɪˈkrepɪtud]
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- Noun:
- a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Word Origin
- decrepitude (n.)
- c. 1600, from French décrépitude (14c.), from Latin decrepitus (see decrepit).
Example
- 1. Eliminate completely this period of decrepitude from our lives ?
- 2. Some religious leaders and self-appointed sages have offered a variety of portentous reasons for embracing decrepitude instead of fighting it .
- 3. Bodily decrepitude is wisdom ; young .
- 4. But must be a body of son , otherwise double ly decrepitude .
- 5. Bodily decrepitude is wisdom ; young we loved each other and were ignorant .