decrepid

English

Etymology

decrepit with alteration of the suffix by analogy with -id (from Latin -idus).

Adjective

decrepid (comparative more decrepid, superlative most decrepid)

  1. Obsolete spelling of decrepit [17th–20th c.]

Usage notes
  • Decrepid was a common alternative spelling of decrepit until the first part of the 20th century, gradually declining in usage from around 1915-1920, and becoming very uncommon after the early-mid 1930s.
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