Dilapidated vs Destructive - What's the difference?
dilapidated | destructive | Related terms |
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
Causing destruction; damaging.
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Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Dilapidated is a related term of destructive.
As adjectives the difference between dilapidated and destructive
is that dilapidated is having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect while destructive is causing destruction; damaging.As a verb dilapidated
is .dilapidated
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* beat * beat up * beaten up * bedraggled * broken-down * ramshackle * ruinous * rundown * tatterdemalion * tumbledowndestructive
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- Catabolism is a destructive metabolism which involves the break down of molecules and release of energy.