dilapidated
in very bad condition
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Wilson Mizner once drove to a Hollywood premiere in a DILAPIDATED Ford. Pulling up in front of the marquee, the perfectly dressed Mizner stepped out between limousines and threw his keys to the valet.
"What shall I do with it?" the valet asked with obvious contempt. "Keep it," Mizner said and disappeared into the theater.
Mizner, Wilson (1876-1933) American writer and humorist
VOCAB:
marquee = das Festzelt
valet = Diener, valet parking = Parkservice
contempt = Geringachtung, Missachtung, Verachtung
Wilson Mizner once drove to a Hollywood premiere in a DILAPIDATED Ford. Pulling up in front of the marquee, the perfectly dressed Mizner stepped out between limousines and threw his keys to the valet.
"What shall I do with it?" the valet asked with obvious contempt. "Keep it," Mizner said and disappeared into the theater.
Mizner, Wilson (1876-1933) American writer and humorist
VOCAB:
marquee = das Festzelt
valet = Diener, valet parking = Parkservice
contempt = Geringachtung, Missachtung, Verachtung
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di·lap·i·dat·ed
adj.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
"The house was in a very dilapidated condition"
USAGE NOTE:
We typically use this adjective to describe the bad condition of neglected buildings, structures, or machines.
SYNONYMS:
deplorable condition, bedraggled, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound]
When we bought the factory it was IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION.
He lived in extreme poverty, in a street of BEDRAGGLED tenements.
In viewing the property the first thing we noticed was a BROKEN-DOWN fence.
A single boat was moored at a RAMSHACKLE old pier.
I would not invest money in that TUMBLE-DOWN shack.
Careful where you walk! the floor is UNSOUND.
adj.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
"The house was in a very dilapidated condition"
USAGE NOTE:
We typically use this adjective to describe the bad condition of neglected buildings, structures, or machines.
SYNONYMS:
deplorable condition, bedraggled, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound]
When we bought the factory it was IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION.
He lived in extreme poverty, in a street of BEDRAGGLED tenements.
In viewing the property the first thing we noticed was a BROKEN-DOWN fence.
A single boat was moored at a RAMSHACKLE old pier.
I would not invest money in that TUMBLE-DOWN shack.
Careful where you walk! the floor is UNSOUND.
