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dilapidated

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/

adj

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

    Their stately offices—their pleasant gardens—the magnificent cloisters constructed for their recreation, were all dilapidated and ruinous; […]

    It was a strange scene, the contrasts which met in that large but dilapidated chamber. It had been the banqueting-hall in the ancient palace of the La Franchi, but the revelry and the splendour had long since passed away.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of dilapidate