Decrepit
Decrepit adjective - Worn and broken down by hard use.
Sickly and decrepit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sickly" instead an adjective "Decrepit".
Nearby Word: decrepitation
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Lord Tirek from the season 4 finale, when first introduced, isn't overly dangerous, as he is decrepit and sickly, but what makes Tirek dreaded and dangerous is his Mana Drain ability.
Source: The Dreaded / Western Animation - I Was Quite a Looker: The title character of "Remnants of Percy Bass," a former leading man who has grown sickly and decrepit.
Source: Music / Rasputina - The Eastern Plaguelands are particularly decrepit; the sky is a sickly rusty orange, the trees have tumorous growths sticking out of them, there are mutant creatures everywhere, and that's all before you reach the Plaguewood.
Source: Scenery Gorn / Video Games
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