di·lap·i·dat·ed
dəˈlapəˌdādəd/
adjective
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(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
This empty house on the corner of 16th Ave E and Thomas St here on Capitol Hill is by the bus stop for the No 8 and No 43 bus (that I take sometimes), and so I had known since May that its days were numbered. Still, I was a little shocked to see the house all broken down when I walked by tonight. Built in 1900, it held out until now – but was in such disrepair that it was simply time to break it down and build something new in its place.
