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degradato

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adjective deh-grah-DAH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

degraded

Usage Note

Degradato describes a place, environment, or material that has deteriorated or fallen into disrepair. Un quartiere degradato is a deprived, dilapidated neighbourhood. It is also used in technical contexts (ecology, materials science) for something chemically or physically broken down. The feminine is degradata.

Examples

"Viveva in un edificio degradato alla periferia."

Natural Translation

He lived in a run-down building on the outskirts.

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