Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilapidated — in ruins, broken down, 1806, pp. adj. from DILAPIDATE (Cf. dilapidate) … Etymology dictionary
dilapidated — *shabby, dingy, faded, seedy, threadbare Analogous words: damaged, injured, impaired, marred (see INJURE): ruined, wrecked (see RUIN vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dilapidated — [adj] falling apart; in ruins battered, beat up, broken down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy*, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, dog eared*, faded, fallen in, impaired, in a bad way*, injured, marred, neglected, old, ramshackle,… … New thesaurus
dilapidated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a state of disrepair or ruin. DERIVATIVES dilapidation noun. ORIGIN from Latin dilapidare demolish (literally scatter as if throwing stones ) … English terms dictionary
dilapidated — [də lap′ə dāt΄id] adj. falling to pieces or into disrepair; broken down; shabby and neglected … English World dictionary
Dilapidated — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dilapidated — adjective Date: 1565 decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse < a dilapidated old house > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dilapidated — adj. Dilapidated is used with these nouns: ↑building, ↑house, ↑shack, ↑tenement … Collocations dictionary
dilapidated — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decayed, disintegrating, crumbling, tumbledown, ramshackle. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rundown, neglected, tumbledown, in disrepair; see crumbly , decaying , old 2 . III (Roget s … English dictionary for students
