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.