as in disrepair
formal
the state of being old and in bad condition or poor health
The house has fallen into decrepitude. She was saddened by the decrepitude of many of the nursing home residents.
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Many famous defendants have aimed for respectability, maturity, wide-eyed innocence or even pitiful decrepitude on their days in court.
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Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Americans, meanwhile, have a diet of TV shows and memes that link aging with uselessness, weakness, and decrepitude.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
At 72 years of age (that’s 14 in cat years), Lloyd Webber bears no signs of decrepitude.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
People bought there, people built there, and when the real estate company folded, the sign that was meant to stand for 18 months soldiered on into decrepitude for years.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Americans, meanwhile, have a diet of TV shows and memes that link aging with uselessness, weakness, and decrepitude.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
At 72 years of age (that’s 14 in cat years), Lloyd Webber bears no signs of decrepitude.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
People bought there, people built there, and when the real estate company folded, the sign that was meant to stand for 18 months soldiered on into decrepitude for years.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Decrepitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrepitude. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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