6
penniless(adjective, destitute, impoverished, deprived, penurious)
3
seedy
3
shabby
2
tattered
2
tatty(adjective, mean, rough, degenerate, broken)
2
threadbare
1
badly worn
1
bedraggled
1
destitute(adjective, impoverished, deprived, penurious, indigent)
1
dirty
1
down-at-heel(adjective, low, common, miserable, humble)
1
frayed
1
impoverished(adjective, destitute, deprived, penurious, indigent)
1
needy(adjective, destitute, impoverished, deprived, penurious)
1
piteous
1
poor(adjective, destitute, impoverished, deprived, penurious)
1
ragged
1
run-down
1
scrubby(adjective, degenerate, wornout, unshapely, well-developed)
1
scruffy
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