a. [ L. decrepitus, perhaps orig., noised out, noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about quietly; de- + crepare to make a noise, rattle: cf. F. décrépit. See Crepitate. ] Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out. “Beggary or decrepit age.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Already decrepit with premature old age. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To crackle, as salt in roasting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. décrépitation. ] The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Decrepitude. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. décrépitude. ] The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age. [ 1913 Webster ]