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bombed–out
adjective \ˈbämd-ˌau̇t, -ˈau̇t\
: destroyed by bombs
: forced out of a house or a building by bombing
Full Definition of BOMBED-OUT
1
: destroyed by bombing <a bombed–out factory>
2
: extremely dilapidated or run-down <a bombed–out inner-city neighborhood>
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First Known Use of BOMBED-OUT
1972
Related to BOMBED-OUT
- Synonyms
- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
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