Dilapidated Definition & Meaning
dilapidated
- adjective
- in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
"Dilapidated" in song lyrics
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"Instrumental tools, so knowledge dilapidated"
Afu-Ra — Self Mastery
Words that rhyme with dilapidated
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- What does dilapidated mean?
- in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
- What part of speech is dilapidated?
- Dilapidated is an adjective.