De‐crep″it (?), 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.
Already decrepit with premature old age. Motley.
☞ Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.