dilapidated

di·lap·i·dat·ed

D0223300 (dĭ-lăp′ĭ-dā′tĭd)adj. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.

dilapidated

(dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd) adjfalling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby

di•lap•i•dat•ed

(dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪ tɪd)

adj. fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, misuse, wear, or neglect. [1800–10]

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dilapidated - in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, bedraggled, tatterdemalion, derelictdamaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

dilapidated

adjective ruined, fallen in, broken-down, battered, neglected, crumbling, run-down, decayed, decaying, falling apart, beat-up (informal), shaky, shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, in ruins, rickety, decrepit, tumbledown, uncared for, gone to rack and ruin She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.

dilapidated

adjective1. Falling to ruin:ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tumbledown.2. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.

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