degenerativeadjective
uk/dɪˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/us/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rə.t̬ɪv/A degenerative illness is one in which the body or a part of the body gradually stops working:
a degenerative disease/condition
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not fit & healthy
- bedridden
- critical list
- crook
- danger list
- dehydrated
- emaciated
- far gone
- frailty
- groggy
- ill
- infirmity
- insufficiency
- knock
- not agree with sb idiom
- off-colour
- organic
- relapse
- shadow
- starved
- unhealthy
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