Both Uses of
dilapidated
in
Gone with the Wind
- The shiny carriages of Yankee officers' wives and newly rich Carpetbaggers splashed mud on the dilapidated buggies of the townspeople, and gaudy new homes of wealthy strangers crowded in among the sedate dwellings of older citizens.†
Chpt 4.37 *
- The place was dilapidated and it made you cry to look at it.†
Chpt 5.57
Definition:
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(dilapidated) in bad condition -- especially from age and neglect