Dilapidated Mnemonic
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dilapidated
dilapidated
/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/
Examples
- The characters will encounter rust, dilapidation and ruin everywhere they go.
- The school was dilapidated and poorly run.
- At the time, the manor was in very dilapidated condition.
- By the 1970s, the stations were very dilapidated.
- By the end of the 1970s the structure was dilapidated and unsound.
- By the middle of the 20th century it was in a state of advanced dilapidation.
- Likewise the tower decayed in the 1980s was in a dilapidated stage.
- Much of the infrastructure was dilapidated through lack of money.
- The estate has a reputation for crime, poverty and dilapidation.
- The old pavilions had to be rebuilt because of dilapidation.
in deplorable condition
adjective
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"Die + Lap + I + Dated. The old house died in my lap, dated and faded."
"Die + Lap + Dated. The house looks so old, it seems to die in laps and its best days are long dated."
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