Falling to ruin

• tumbledown

  1. Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety:

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  1. Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety:

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• rundown

  1. A point-by-point summary.
  2. A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
  3. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

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  1. A point-by-point summary.
  2. A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
  3. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

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• ruinous

  1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive:
  2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed.

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  1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive:
  2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed.

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• ramshackle

  1. So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety:

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  1. So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety:

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Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect

• ratty

  1. Of or characteristic of rats.
  2. Infested with rats.
  3. Dilapidated; shabby.

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  1. Of or characteristic of rats.
  2. Infested with rats.
  3. Dilapidated; shabby.

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• tacky

  1. Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.

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  1. Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.

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• threadbare

  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:

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• tatty

  1. Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.

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  1. Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.

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• tattered

  1. Torn into shreds; ragged.
  2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters.
  3. Shabby or dilapidated.

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  1. Torn into shreds; ragged.
  2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters.
  3. Shabby or dilapidated.

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• sleazy

  1. Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry:
  2. Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
  3. Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.

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  1. Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry:
  2. Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
  3. Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.

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• shoddy

  1. Made of or containing inferior material.
  2. Of poor quality or craft.
  3. Rundown; shabby.

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  1. Made of or containing inferior material.
  2. Of poor quality or craft.
  3. Rundown; shabby.

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• shabby

  1. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
  2. Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
  3. Wearing threadbare clothing.

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  1. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out:
  2. Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy:
  3. Wearing threadbare clothing.

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• seedy

  1. Having many seeds.
  2. Resembling seeds or a seed.
  3. Worn and shabby; unkempt:

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  1. Having many seeds.
  2. Resembling seeds or a seed.
  3. Worn and shabby; unkempt:

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• scruffy

  1. Shabby; untidy.
  2. Scaly; scabby.

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  1. Shabby; untidy.
  2. Scaly; scabby.

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• scrubby

  1. Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
  2. Shrublike or scraggly:
  3. Paltry or shabby:

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  1. Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
  2. Shrublike or scraggly:
  3. Paltry or shabby:

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• rundown

  1. A point-by-point summary.
  2. A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
  3. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

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  1. A point-by-point summary.
  2. A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
  3. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

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• mangy

  1. Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
  2. Shabby or squalid:
  3. Mean; contemptible.

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  1. Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
  2. Shabby or squalid:
  3. Mean; contemptible.

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• faded

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of fade.

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of fade.

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• down-at-heel

  1. Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated.
  2. Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy.

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  1. Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated.
  2. Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy.

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• dingy

  1. Darkened with smoke or grime.
  2. Shabby, drab, or squalid.

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  1. Darkened with smoke or grime.
  2. Shabby, drab, or squalid.

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• decrepit

  1. Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.

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  1. Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.

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• decaying

  1. Present participle of decay.

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  1. Present participle of decay.

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• broken-down

  1. Not in working order.
  2. In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.

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  1. Not in working order.
  2. In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.

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• bedraggled

  1. Wet, drenched, or messy:
  2. Being in a condition of deterioration; dilapidated:

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  1. Wet, drenched, or messy:
  2. Being in a condition of deterioration; dilapidated:

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