Decrepit and Older

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Decrepit

Decrepit adjective - Worn and broken down by hard use.
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Older and decrepit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Older" instead an adjective "Decrepit".
Nearby Word: decrepitation

Older

Older adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: an older woman was the chief librarian for the town
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Decrepit and older are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrepit" instead an adjective "Older".

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  • Gonk Occasionally, Artistic Age means that Gonk has to be applied to make older characters seem downright decrepit in order to seem older than the generically young cast.
    Source: Gonk
  • On the other hand, if they still keep getting older-looking and more decrepit as they age past "normal old age" and into "Methuselah is jealous", they may have Age Without Youth.
    Source: Long Lived
  • Rice Burner The rough equivalent for trucks and SUVs is the Hummer Dinger or "bromobiles", which are usually older-model (and quite decrepit) pickup trucks or SUVs that are given liftkits, offroad tires, and other (mostly cosmetic) body mods, such as roof-mounted lights, rollcages, and smokestacks.
    Source: Rice Burner
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