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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
It is curious that the definition on the shorter Oxford is so brief. The definition in the OED is more complete and still very short. The definition the Shorter Oxford gives of "decrepit" is fine. Odd.
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I guess Oxford is treating word derivatives as separate words. Collin's on the other hand is stacking all derivatives into one definition. So if you want the definition for any of these words (decrepit, decrepitly, decrepitude and decrepitness) it would define the stem word, which is more helpful.