Tumble-down (Adjective)
Meaning
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The town was full of tumble-down houses left empty for decades.
- After years of neglect, the once-grand hotel was reduced to a state of tumble-down disrepair.
- The neighborhood was plagued by tumble-down buildings that seemed to pose a hazard to locals.
- A tumble-down old windmill on the outskirts of the village seemed to lean precariously in the wind.
- Travelers were warned to avoid the tumble-down roadside motel that had a terrible reputation.