də̇ˈkrepəˌt(y)üd, dēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, irregular from decrepit + -tude
: the quality or state of being decrepit:
a. : physical weakness : feebleness , infirmity
he had the physically strong man's impatience of decrepitude — S.H.Adams
the humiliations of decrepitude and old age — L.P.Smith
b. : decay , dilapidation
carvings which turned out to be … atrocities in an advanced state of decrepitude — Mary Austin