79 entries under shabby topic. ×

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drained(adjective, dull, set, beat, flat)
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neglected(mean, poor, loose, dingy)
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scrubby(adjective, better)
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shoddy(adjective, mean, rough, poor, dirty)
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used-up(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly)
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beat(tired, exhausted, drained, used)
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crumbling(worn, dingy, dilapidated, seedy)
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crumbly(worn, dingy, seedy, damaged)
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crummy(mean, poor, tacky, dingy)
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decayed(adjective, mean, hard, old, sour)
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decaying(adjective, mean, poor, better)
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drawn(beat, tired, exhausted, drained)
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effete(adjective, beat, hard, feeble, tired)
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etiolated(beat, stale, exhausted, distressed)
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exhausted(adjective, dull, set, beat, flat)
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fallen-in(worn, dingy, seedy, damaged)
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fatigued(beat, tired, exhausted, drained)
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flimsy(adjective, dirty, feeble, dilapidated)
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haggard(feeble, tired, debilitated, deteriorated)
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in a bad way(expression, idiom, tacky, dingy)
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