dilapidated
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- in deplorable condition“a street of bedraggled tenements”“a broken-down fence”“a ramshackle old pier”“a tumble-down shack”Synonyms: bedraggledbroken-downderelictramshackletatterdemaliontumble-down
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Dilapidated \Di*lap"i*da`ted\, a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. [1913 Webster]
A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper. [1913 Webster]
Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary.]
1.To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. [1913 Webster]
If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony.— Blackstone.[1913 Webster]
2.To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. [1913 Webster]
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated.— Wood.[1913 Webster]