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  • adjective Common misspelling of dilapidated.

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Examples

  • At times the camera panned out to show a towering gold-colored monument in front of the building, showing a fist crushing a fighter jet with an American flag on it – a view that also gave the strange image of Gadhafi speaking alone from behind a podium in the building's delapidated lobby, with no audience in front of him.

    Gadhafi Vows To Fight On, Die A Martyr In Rambling Speech 2011

  • Even if he wanted to camp out by a railroad station, most of the ones in his state are delapidated. lbw

    Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say 2009

  • Open your eyes and look around at all the empty buildings, apts., and homes that are gettn more delapidated by the day ..

    CNN Poll: Americans say country still in recession 2009

  • And working on the BBC Restoration thing five years ago I curiously saw the backside of an unrestored burgundy example poking out of a delapidated garage near Exeter.

    Down Rover! Peter Ashley 2008

  • One amazing area was a delapidated Chinese section with dragon and all.

    Seeing What's Not There James Gurney 2009

  • Kevin is in the process of restoring a delapidated 3-story building into an art space: gallery, studios, cafe, bar.

    Archive 2009-08-01 tannaz 2009

  • The water lapped around my feet on the towpath, my only companion a dog barking away behind a delapidated fence.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Peter Ashley 2007

  • Kevin is in the process of restoring a delapidated 3-story building into an art space: gallery, studios, cafe, bar.

    Panama City, I like you tannaz 2009

  • The water lapped around my feet on the towpath, my only companion a dog barking away behind a delapidated fence.

    Barks and Spencer Peter Ashley 2007

  • As you drive down the streets today you cannot help but notice around half the houses have brand spanking new roofs and windows, whilst the other half look delapidated in their original old condition.

    EVERYBODY LOVES KEN... 2009

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