dilapidated
IPA: dʌɫˈæpʌdeɪtɪd
adjective
- Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
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Examples of "dilapidated" in Sentences
- The school was dilapidated and poorly run.
- By the 1970s, the stations were very dilapidated.
- At the time, the manor was in very dilapidated condition.
- Much of the infrastructure was dilapidated through lack of money.
- By the end of the 1970s the structure was dilapidated and unsound.
- Likewise the tower decayed in the 1980s was in a dilapidated stage.
- A second curiosity in the fort is a small unimportant temple, now much dilapidated, which is considered as very sacred by the Hindoos.
- But he takes offense to the suggestion he has purposefully left his property, including an old garage that he leases for use as a car shop, in dilapidated condition.
- She was patching a pair of his trousers, while his lean body was distributed over two chairs, his feet dangling in dilapidated carpet-slippers over the edge of the second chair.
- S.venty-five properties in the S. Ellen Jones neighborhood have been identified as dilapidated, according to officials charged with managing a $6. 75-million rehabilitation project.
- Surprisingly enough, some of our schools, believe it or not, can't be wired because they are so dilapidated, which is why I've been trying to get a school construction initiative passed through Congress.
- An investigation into the debate surrounding the fate of Robin Hood Gardens, controversial East London housing estate described as a dilapidated concrete eyesore by some and a masterpiece in Brutalist architecture by others.
- Director: Martin Ginestie An investigation into the debate surrounding the fate of Robin Hood Gardens, controversial East London housing estate described as a dilapidated concrete eyesore by some and a masterpiece in Brutalist architecture by others.
- Current plans show Burton now wants to take away a section of the house re built in the last century - which his architects say is "dilapidated" - and replace it with a building of a similar size, using reclaimed red bricks and old timber and iron work.
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