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di·lap·i·dat·ed

[dih-lap-i-dey-tid]
adjective
reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.

Origin:
1800–10; dilapidate + -ed2

non·di·lap·i·dat·ed, adjective
un·di·lap·i·dat·ed, adjective


run-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, rickety.
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dilapidated (dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
falling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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dilapidated
1806, pp. adj. from dilapidate.
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