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scruffy
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shabby
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short(poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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skint(poor, destitute, broke, needy)
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squalid
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stone broke(expression, flat, poor, low)
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stony-broke
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suffering(flat, poor, low, distressed)
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truly needy(expression, flat, poor, low)
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underprivileged(flat, poor, low, meager)
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unprosperous(flat, poor, low, meager)
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up against it
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badly off(expression, destitute, broke, needy)
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in dire straits
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in reduced circumstances
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in the poorhouse
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on one's beam-ends
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on relief
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on the breadline
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on the dole
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