tumble-down Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; broken-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
WordNet
Tum"ble-down` adjective
Definitions
Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; Colloq.as, a .tumble-down house