Both Uses
dilapidated
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
(Edited)
- The dilapidated buildings are gone, replaced by yellow fields and train tracks.
p. 123.6 *dilapidated = run down (in bad condition)
- He shakes his head and looks at the dilapidated building to his right, which is made of brick and barely resembles the sleek glass spire behind me.
p. 365.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(dilapidated) in bad condition -- especially from age and neglect
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)