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dilapidated

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

In a state of disrepair after neglect or age.

The volunteers restored a dilapidated reading pavilion.

Dictionary practice example.

An amateur furniture group hoped to reopen a dilapidated workshop whose cracked windows, peeling surfaces, and damaged cupboards showed years of neglect.

From A Workshop Worth Reopening.

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