dilapidated
51run-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dilapidated, broken down, tumbledown; weakened, weary, debilitated, done up, used up, in a bad way. See deterioration. n., informal, narrative, description. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Exhausted] Syn …
52tumbledown — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dilapidated, decrepit, rickety; see old 2 , shaky 1 , unsteady 1 , worn 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dilapidated, rickety, unstable, broken down, shaky, unsteady, ramshackle, *ready to collapse at the word boo,… …
53Dilapidate — Di*lap i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di = dis + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial… …
54Dilapidating — Dilapidate Di*lap i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di = dis + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See {Lapidary}.] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or …
55Rookeries — Rookery Rook er*y, n.; pl. {Rookeries}. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. The breeding… …
56Rookery — Rook er*y, n.; pl. {Rookeries}. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. The breeding ground of… …
57Ruinous — Ru in*ous, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. [1913 Webster] After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by… …
58Ruinously — Ruinous Ru in*ous, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. [1913 Webster] After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
59Ruinousness — Ruinous Ru in*ous, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. [1913 Webster] After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
60dilapidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid , lapis stone Date: 1565 transitive verb 1. to bring into a condition of decay or …
