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dilapidated

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di·lap·i·dat·ed  (d-lp-dtd)
adj.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.

dilapidated
Adjective
(of a building) having fallen into ruin [Latin dilapidare to waste]
dilapidation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dilapidateddilapidated - in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
damaged - 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, rundown, decayed, decaying, falling apart, beat-up (informal) shaky, shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, in ruins, rickety, decrepit, tumbledown, uncared for, gone to rack and ruin
Translations
Spanish dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd] adjdesmoronado, ruinoso
French dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd] adjdélabré(e)
German dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd] adjverfallen
Italian dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd] adjcadente

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Belated, and not innocently, one bitter winter's midnight, on the road running between two country towns, the blacksmith half-stupidly felt the deadly numbness stealing over him, and sought refuge in a leaning, dilapidated barn.
Grottos, cleverly managed, and massive terraces with dilapidated steps and rusty railings, gave a peculiar character to this lone retreat.
As the light looked so dim, and the place, for the time, looked quiet enough, and the dilapidated little wooden house itself looked as if it might have been carted here from the ruins of some burnt district, and as the swinging sign had a poverty-stricken sort of creak to it, I thought that here was the very spot for cheap lodgings, and the best of pea coffee.
 
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