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dilapidated

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??læp?de?t?d/

Verb

dilapidated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dilapidate

Adjective

dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)

  1. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Translations

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tatterdemalion

English

Etymology

First attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of the second part is unclear; Ebenezer Cobham Brewer suggested it might be from de maillot (shirt).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /tæt?d??me?li?n/

Adjective

tatterdemalion (comparative more tatterdemalion, superlative most tatterdemalion)

  1. Tattered.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Noun

tatterdemalion (plural tatterdemalions)

  1. A person with tattered clothing.

Synonyms

  • ragamuffin

Translations

References

Further reading

  • tatterdemalion at OneLook Dictionary Search

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