decrepitude

His Long looks so confused that some piece of it has to be an act — a way to get the gang to relax — a costume of decrepitude.

He has one year left in his term to right the ship before cementing a legacy as the governor who sailed the system into decrepitude.

Eventually, though, the canals were filled in, the amusement attractions waxed and waned, the housing fell into decrepitude or got plowed under for bigger and better.

Even for classic car enthusiasts, there’s a point of extreme decrepitude that precludes restoration but ignites reimagination.

For years, the levee running along the Pajaro River had been neglected despite concerns about its decrepitude.