crumbling

  • 131dilapidated — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decayed, disintegrating, crumbling, tumbledown, ramshackle. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rundown, neglected, tumbledown, in disrepair; see crumbly , decaying , old 2 . III (Roget s …

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  • 132musty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stale, fusty, moldy. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Spoiled] Syn. moldy, putrid, rank; see rotten 1 , spoiled . 2. [Stale with age] Syn. fusty, dusty, moth eaten, crumbling, dry,… …

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