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25
shabby(adjective, mean, rough, shape)
21
threadbare(adjective, mean, rough, loose)
18
ragged(noun, adjective, mean, poor)
15
seedy(adjective, mean, rough, shabby)
14
scruffy(adjective, rough, bedraggled)
12
tatty(adjective, mean, rough, poor, bare)
12
raggedy
11
dilapidated(adjective, mean, rough, shabby)
11
mangy(adjective, scruffy)
11
faded(adjective, mean, beat, poor)
10
dingy(adjective, mean, rough, shabby)
10
ratty(adjective, mean, slang, poor)
9
tacky(adjective, mean, rough, poor, informal)
5
bedraggled(adjective, mean, poor, loose)
4
decrepit(adjective, mean, poor, shabby)
4
tatterdemalion
4
broken-down(adjective, mean, poor, shabby)
4
scrubby(adjective, shabby)
3
down-at-heel
3
rundown
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