dilapidated
adjective
Origin of dilapidated
Synonyms for dilapidated
dilapidate
verb (used with object), di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing.
verb (used without object), di·lap·i·dat·ed, di·lap·i·dat·ing.
Origin of dilapidate
Related Words for dilapidated
damaged, run-down, shabby, decaying, crumbling, unkempt, broken-down, neglected, dingy, decrepit, ramshackle, seedy, derelict, rickety, battered, injured, impaired, decayed, faded, marredExamples from the Web for dilapidated
Contemporary Examples of dilapidated
The building used to be an all-girls school, and when it was initially purchased by Fortune it was dilapidated.
Here, in a dilapidated room, Saleem recounts the November blast.
We drove for what felt like forever to a sort of dilapidated commercial part of Istanbul on the Asian side of the city.
That was a big reference point for us—a dilapidated old house, living in it and being bohemian.
Tom Hiddleston On His Rocker-Vampire in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive,’ ‘Thor 2,’ and ‘Avengers 2’Marlow Stern
September 7, 2013
The building was dilapidated; the neighborhood sketchy; the floor dusty.
Historical Examples of dilapidated
He was fatigued and dilapidated, but he had not caught Donald.
The Hunted OutlawAnonymous
In the morning a dilapidated iron oil-cask was found in its place.
The Einstein See-SawMiles John Breuer
In Thebes, in Palmyra, his will and mind have become old and dilapidated as they.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
It was a big, old-fashioned dwelling, gambrel-roofed and brown and dilapidated.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
His dress suit of former days he had found much too dilapidated for use.
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln