Dilapidated - English meaning

adjective

Injured by repeated blows or punishment.

Usage examples:

He finished the day battered and bruised

adjective

(of food) coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp.

Usage examples:

Others in the no-no category are deep fried or battered foods, pies and pasties, crisps and hot chi…

verb

Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

Usage examples:

A prisoner was battered to death with a table leg

adjective

In bad condition or not working

Usage examples:

A broken-down car

adjective

Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

Their crumbling ancestral home

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

The plaster started to crumble

verb

Present participle of crumble

adjective

Having rotted or decomposed.

Usage examples:

Decayed animal and plant matter

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Past simple and past participle of decay

Usage examples:

Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

adjective

Rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The odour of decaying fish

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Present participle of decay

adjective

Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

Usage examples:

A row of decrepit houses

adjective

Weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use

Usage examples:

The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.

adjective

In very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot

Usage examples:

Most of the buildings were old and decrepit., a decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

verb

Become progressively worse.

Usage examples:

Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb

Past simple and past participle of deteriorate

Usage examples:

She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated., the political situ…

verb

To become worse

Usage examples:

Condition deteriorates she was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorat…

adjective

Becoming progressively worse.

Usage examples:

Deteriorating economic conditions

verb

Become progressively worse.

Usage examples:

Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb

Present participle of deteriorate

Usage examples:

She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated., the political situ…

adjective

Suffering a lack of proper care.

Usage examples:

Some severely neglected children

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

adjective

(especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.

Usage examples:

A ramshackle cottage

adjective

Badly made and likely to break or fall down easily

Usage examples:

A ramshackle building with a sagging roof

adjective

(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.

Usage examples:

We went carefully up the rickety stairs

adjective

(of a building or place) reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

A ruined castle

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care.

Usage examples:

A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car

adjective

Looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care

Usage examples:

The man wore a long, shabby coat., we parked near bobby’s shabby trailer., her salary is $305,000 t…

adjective

Shaking or trembling.

Usage examples:

She managed a shaky laugh

adjective

Feeling upset

Usage examples:

This was my fourth time in a plane, but i still felt shaky., it was a shaky marriage from the start…

adjective

Not in good condition or likely to fail

Usage examples:

The government is taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy., too many mortg…

adjective

(of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated.

Usage examples:

Tumbledown cottages

adjective

(of a building) in a bad condition, esp. in a state of decay

Usage examples:

They lived in a tumbledown cottage near the railroad tracks.

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.