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dilapidated

UK/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/
adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,214 of 15,258leans written

Dilapidated means in bad repair, with everything crumbling. A dilapidated house, dilapidated and empty, in a dilapidated state.

It describes neglect over time rather than damage, so a dilapidated building fell apart slowly. The Latin behind it means the scattering of stones, which is exactly the picture.

Ramon FVelasquez · CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitions of dilapidated

  1. 1adjectivedilapidatedIn bad repair, with everything crumbling.C1

    “They bought a dilapidated farmhouse with a leaking roof and broken windows.”

dilapidated is a state.

Practised in Buildings & Architecture

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dilapidated in the wild

  • The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps, scattered walls and ruins, overrun by trees and ground cover.

    Sion Hillock Fort

  • The fort is currently in a dilapidated condition amidst the Dharavi slums.

    Riwa Fort

  • Near the Someshwara temple there is a small shrine called Girija Temple, but the building is in a dilapidated condition.

    Sogal

  • The fort is in a dilapidated condition now.

    Achalgarh Fort

  • The area has many dilapidated or abandoned houses.

    Dunlap, Philadelphia

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.