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Battered vs Decrepit - What's the difference?

battered | decrepit |

As verbs the difference between battered and decrepit

is that battered is (batter) while decrepit is .

As an adjective battered

is beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.

battered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (batter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1944, author=(w)
    • , title= The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered -looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
  • (label) Coated with batter.

    • decrepit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * decrepid (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Weakened or worn out from age or wear

    • Derived terms

    * decrepitly * decrepitude

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