If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is in a very bad condition. (FORMAL)
...the ~ economy.
ADJ
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is in a very bad condition. (FORMAL)
...the ~ economy.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012