decrepid

== English == === Etymology === decrepit with alteration of the suffix by analogy with -id (from Latin -idus). === Adjective === decrepid (comparative more decrepid, superlative most decrepid) Obsolete spelling of decrepit. [17th–20th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== Decrepid was a common alternative spelling of decrepit until the 1820s, gradually declining in usage as spelling became standardized, until by the 1920s it was 40 times rarer than decrepit. Some orthographic works were advising against decrepid, calling it a misspelling, by the mid to late 19th century. Nevertheless, this form can easily be found today in colloquial writing. === References ===