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shabby(adjective, rough, poor, loose, shape)
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seedy(adjective, obscure, rough, miserable, humble)
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bedraggled(adjective, shabby, untidy, squalid)
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mangy(adjective, mean, rough, foul)
10
tattered(adjective, rough, bedraggled, mangy)
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threadbare(adjective, rough, worn, bedraggled)
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tatty(adjective, shabby)
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dingy(adjective, unclean)
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ratty(adjective, slang)
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scrubby(adjective, shabby)
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sleazy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, foul)
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tacky(adjective, rough, informal, bedraggled)
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dilapidated(adjective, poor)
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shoddy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, dirty)
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down-at-heel(adjective, mean, obscure, low, miserable)
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broken-down
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decaying
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decrepit
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faded
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rundown
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