dilapidated (part. adj.) Copy link Outline 1. ruīnōsus (in a state of decay, or actually in ruins)2. collapsus (strictly, that has fallen in)3. pŭter, tris, tre4. obsŏlētus (lit. disused) • dilapidated (part. adj.): 1. ruīnōsus (in a state of decay, or actually in ruins): d. houses, r. aedes, Cic.: Sen.: Ov. 2. collapsus (strictly, that has fallen in): temples d. from antiquity, aedes sacrae vetustate c., Suet. 3. pŭter, tris, tre: the d. temple of Vacuna, Vacunae p. fanum, Hor.: v. decayed, mouldering. 4. obsŏlētus (lit. disused): Hor. Phr.: to become d., collābi, putrescĕre (v. to decay, fall): to build temples with the materials of other d. temples, ruinis templorum templa aedificare, Liv. Fig.: I say nothing of your d. fortunes, praetermitto ruinas fortunarum tuarum, Cic.: v. ruin, ruined. (N.B. By no means dilapidatus.)