DILAPIDATED

bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

(adjective) in deplorable condition; “a street of bedraggled tenements”; “a broken-down fence”; “a ramshackle old pier”; “a tumble-down shack”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

dilapidated

past participle of dilapidate

Adjective

dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

Synonyms

• See ramshackle

Source: Wiktionary

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Di*lap"i*da`ted, a.

Definition: Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper.

DILAPIDATE

Di*lap"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] Etym: [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary.]

1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone.

2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. Wood.

Di*lap"i*date, v. i.

Definition: To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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