tumbledown
/ˈtʌmb(ə)ldaʊn
/adjective
(Of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated: tumbledown cottages...
- The streets are a hodgepodge of cheap housing next to restored buildings, interspersed with tumbledown shacks.
- The court sat in a tumbledown building.
- Converting the tumbledown buildings could cost £2 million but he hopes to get help from outside organisations.
Synonyms
dilapidated, ramshackle, crumbling, falling to pieces, disintegrating, decaying, decrepit, broken-down, neglected, run down, in disrepair, uncared-for, badly maintained;
ruined, in ruins, derelict, gone to rack and ruin, ruinous;
rickety, shaky
North American informal shacky
Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty