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dilapidated Definition


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dilapidated
adj
    1. Said of furniture, buildings, etc: falling to pieces because of neglect or age; in great need of repair.
      Thesaurus: decrepit, ramshackle, tumbledown, decayed, rickety, shabby, broken-down, run-down, neglected.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin dilapidare, dilapidatum to demolish.



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