di|lap|i|dat|ed

di|lap|i|dat|ed
di|lap|i|dat|ed «duh LAP uh DAY tihd», adjective.
falling to pieces; partly ruined or decayed through neglect: »

The ghost town was full of dilapidated houses.


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