dilapidated
11dilapidated — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decayed, disintegrating, crumbling, tumbledown, ramshackle. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rundown, neglected, tumbledown, in disrepair; see crumbly , decaying , old 2 . III (Roget s …
12dilapidated — di|lap|i|dat|ed [dıˈlæpıdeıtıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dilapidare to scatter like stones, misuse, destroy , from lapidare to throw stones ] a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition →↑derelict… …
13dilapidated — di|lap|i|dat|ed [ dı læpı,deıtəd ] adjective a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition: RUN DOWN …
14dilapidated — [[t]dɪlæ̱pɪdeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED A building that is dilapidated is old and in a generally bad condition. Syn: run down …
15dilapidated — adjective a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition …
16dilapidated — adjective a row of dilapidated houses Syn: run down, tumbledown, ramshackle, broken down, in disrepair, shabby, battered, beat up, rickety, shaky, unsound, crumbling, in ruins, ruined, decayed, decaying, decrepit; neglected …
17dilapidated — UK [dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd] / US [dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtəd] adjective a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition …
18dilapidated — [dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd] adj old and in bad condition a dilapidated farm[/ex] dilapidation [dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
19dilapidated — /di lap i day tid/, adj. reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect. [1800 10; DILAPIDATE + ED2] Syn. run down, tumbledown, ramshackle, rickety. * * * …
20dilapidated — adjective Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect Syn: bedraggled, broken down, ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tatterdemalion, tumbledown …
