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decrepitude


de·crep·i·tude

noun \di-ˈkre-pə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of DECREPITUDE

: the quality or state of being decrepit
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Examples of DECREPITUDE

  1. The house has fallen into decrepitude.

First Known Use of DECREPITUDE

1603

Rhymes with DECREPITUDE

beatitude, correctitude, disquietude, exactitude, inaptitude, incertitude, ineptitude, infinitude, ingratitude, inquietude, natural food, senectitude, similitude, solicitude, vicissitude

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