7
foul(adjective, unclean)
7
miserable(adjective, mean, rough, poor, offensive)
7
poor(adjective, mean, poor, foul, shabby)
7
scabby(adjective, mangy)
7
sorry(adjective, poor, miserable, wretched, pathetic)
6
grimy(adjective, unclean)
6
grungy(adjective, unclean)
6
mean(adjective, rough, poor, offensive, base)
6
ratty(adjective, slang, better)
6
scrubby(adjective, better, shabby)
6
sleazy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, foul)
6
sordid(adjective, mean, obscure, rough, offensive)
6
tacky(adjective, rough, informal, better, bedraggled)
6
worn(adjective, mean, poor, shabby, tacky)
5
dilapidated(adjective, poor, better)
5
disheveled(adjective, loose, shabby, untidy, imperfect)
5
low(adjective, mean, rough, base, careless)
5
muddy(adjective, unclean)
5
shoddy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, dirty)
5
slipshod(adjective, careless)
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