The phrase "decrepit state" means that something is in a very poor or weakened condition, usually due to age or neglect.
Sentences with «decrepit state»
NYCHA has long been criticized for the increasingly decrepit state of its developments, which house some 400,000 New Yorkers. (politico.com)
«The mayor can't place a monitor on the governor's decrepit state prisons, or his failing upstate jobs programs, or on the water supply in Hoosick Falls,» de Blasio's press secretary Eric Phillips said. (freebeacon.com)
By revitalizing the now decrepit state park that overlooks the falls and redeveloping the weathered section of downtown that serves as a gateway to the park, Mayor Paul Dyster and his crew will have more of a fighting chance against their Canadian counterparts. (investigativepost.org)