20
shabby(adjective, rough, poor, loose, shape)
18
seedy(adjective, obscure, rough, miserable, humble)
16
dirty(adjective, unclean, mangy)
14
unkempt(adjective, rough, loose, sloppy, shabby)
13
untidy(adjective, rough, loose, shabby, unclean)
12
messy(adjective, rough, loose, shabby, untidy)
11
slovenly(adjective, rough, dirty, shabby, unclean)
10
bedraggled(adjective, better, shabby, untidy, squalid)
10
mangy(adjective, mean, rough, foul, better)
10
tattered(adjective, rough, better, bedraggled, mangy)
10
grubby(adjective, dirty, shabby, unclean, squalid)
10
squalid(adjective, obscure, poor, miserable, humble)
9
threadbare(adjective, rough, better, worn, bedraggled)
9
run-down(adjective, obscure, rough, miserable, humble)
9
tatty(adjective, better, shabby)
8
moth-eaten(adjective, mangy)
8
ragged(adjective, mean, rough, shabby, worn)
8
sloppy(adjective, unclean)
8
wretched(adjective, mean, obscure, rough, poor)
7
dingy(adjective, better, unclean)
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