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(adj)
Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
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Without honor, or causing dishonor.
British standard spelling of dishonorable.
(figuratively, informal) In poor condition or repair.
Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.
Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
Literal senses:
(informal) Bad; poor.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
Feeling physical or emotional pain.
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
(n)
(only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
(v)
(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
Of poor quality or construction.
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
(often derogatory) Having little or no importance.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
(UK) Ill, unwell, sick.
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.
(informal, idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) Having a comical or humorous appearance.
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
Of low quality.
(slang) Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
Incorrect or untrue.
(of a person) Having a lot of body hair.
(idiomatic) Of mediocre quality; not first-rate.
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
(US, idiomatic, slang) Insignificant or worthless.
In tatters, having the texture broken.
Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
(colloquial) Dirty or grimy.
Shabby, squalid, uncared-for.
Alternative form of dishevelled. [(of a person) With the hair uncombed.]
(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
Wrinkled or crumpled.
(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.
(slang, vulgar, derogatory) Shabby, miserably inadequate.
Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
(MLE, slang) A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
Somewhat shabby.
Not smooth; uneven.
scuffed; shabby; having lost its original fresh or new appearance
(colloquial) Of low quality.
Alternative form of raggedy. [(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.]
Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.
grungy; shabby and dirty
(slang) dirty or shabby
Not fine; shabby.
(slang, vulgar) Extremely tired.
Naked, uncovered.
Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
(of a person) With the hair uncombed.
Keeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though actually shabby.
(obsolete) Worn and ragged.
Scratched or marked by contact with another object.
(chiefly of an object, informal) Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair
(idiomatic, by extension) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished; shabby, dilapidated.
(obsolete, colloquial) Shabby; bad.
Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
(vulgar) Like a slut; sexually promiscuous.
(by extension) Shabby, or in a poor plight.
(colloquial, chiefly UK) Thin, meagre; unkempt.
(computing, informal) Relating to or containing cruft.
In disrepair; poorly maintained.
A settlement in Ribby-with-Wrea parish, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4031).
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
Alternative form of grungy. [Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.]
An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.
Anxious or uneasy.
Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
Sloppy.
Lean and rough; scraggy.
Of poor quality; amateurish, shoddy, small-time.
Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.
(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.