n. the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being broken down by infirmities, physical or mental, especially infirmities of age.
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n. a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Word Usage
"The most apropos description of this cycle of inherent decrepitude is perhaps the Yiddish word schlock, meaning something "cheap, shoddy, or inferior.""