Decrepit
Decrepit adjective - Worn and broken down by hard use.
Tatterdemalion and decrepit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tatterdemalion" instead an adjective "Decrepit".
Nearby Word: decrepitation
Tatterdemalion
Tatterdemalion adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago
Decrepit and tatterdemalion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrepit" instead an adjective "Tatterdemalion".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- old and decrepit
- old and tatterdemalion
- shabby and decrepit
- shabby and tatterdemalion
- ragged and decrepit
- ragged and tatterdemalion
- derelict and decrepit
- derelict and tatterdemalion
- seedy and decrepit
- seedy and tatterdemalion
- run-down and decrepit
- run-down and tatterdemalion
- rickety and decrepit
- rickety and tatterdemalion
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