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delapidated

delapidated is the misspelling of dilapidated.

Meaning of dilapidated

Adjective

dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)

  1. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
    • Their stately offices—their pleasant gardens—the magnificent cloisters constructed for their recreation, were all dilapidated and ruinous; […]1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
    Synonyms:
    ramshackle

Questions about delapidated

What is delapidated the misspelling of?
Delapidated is the misspelling of dilapidated.

Words near delapidated in the dictionary

  1. Delap
  2. Delapaz
  3. Delapazes
  4. Delapena
  5. Delapenas
  6. delapidated
  7. delapidation
  8. delapidations
  9. Delaporte
  10. delapril
  11. delapse

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