🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

노쇠한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nosoehan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Decrepit/dɪˈkrɛp.ɪt/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #9500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 노쇠한 몸을 이끌고 걸었다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

    "The city council finally decided to demolish the decrepit old theater."
  2. 2

    Suffering from weakness, infirmity, or disease due to old age.

    "Despite his decrepit condition, he still insisted on walking in the garden every morning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'decrepitus', meaning 'noiseless' or figuratively 'very old', formed from the prefix 'de-' (down) and 'crepare' (to rattle, creak, or crack). Entering English in the late 15th century, the word originally captured the sense of a person worn down by old age, later expanding to describe inanimate objects ruined and weakened by long use or neglect.

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