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Meaning of 'dilapidated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dilapidated [ a.]
- Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.
2 . Dilapidated [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Dilapidate

Meaning of 'dilapidated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dilapidated [ s]
Meaning (1):
- in deplorable condition
Example in sentence:
  • a broken-down fence;
  • a ramshackle old pier;
  • a street of bedraggled tenements;
  • a tumble-down shack

Nearby Words:

dilacerate dilacerated dilacerating dilaceration dilaniate dilaniation dilapidate dilapidating dilapidation dilapidator

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