The phrase
"decrepit state" means that something is in a very poor or weakened condition, usually due to age or neglect.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«decrepit»
«state»
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)
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