Another word for shabby
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Adjective
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
- Of or characteristic of rats.
- Infested with rats.
- Dilapidated; shabby.
- Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
- Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
- Wearing old, shabby clothing.
- Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:
- Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated.
- Torn into shreds; ragged.
- Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters.
- Shabby or dilapidated.
- Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry:
- Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
- Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
- Made of or containing inferior material.
- Of poor quality or craft.
- Rundown; shabby.
- Having many seeds.
- Resembling seeds or a seed.
- Worn and shabby; unkempt:
- Shabby; untidy.
- Scaly; scabby.
- Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
- Shrublike or scraggly:
- Paltry or shabby:
- A point-by-point summary.
- A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.
- In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.
- Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
- Shabby or squalid:
- Mean; contemptible.
- Simple past tense and past participle of fade.
- Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated.
- Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy.
- Darkened with smoke or grime.
- Shabby, drab, or squalid.
- Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
- Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
- Present participle of decay.
- Not in working order.
- In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
- Wet, drenched, or messy:
- Being in a condition of deterioration; dilapidated:
See also:So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation
- In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable:
- Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
- Of a poor or mean character; dismal:
- Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked:
- Disgusting; repulsive:
- Unpleasant or objectionable:
- Being in a state of putrefaction or decay; decomposed.
- Having a foul odor resulting from or suggestive of decay; putrid.
- Made weak or unsound by rot:
- Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive:
- Contradictory; inconsistent.
- Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike.
- Extremely unpleasant; repulsive:
- Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious:
- Exposed or subject to harm, injury, or evil:
- Deserving of or liable to censure.
- Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
- Disgusting or repellent:
- Unpleasantly cold or wet:
- Dirty; filthy.
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Infested with lice.
- Extremely contemptible; nasty:
- Sick or unwell:
- Causing loathing; abhorrent.
- Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious:
- Causing or deserving severe public condemnation; heinous:
- Convicted of a crime, such as treason or felony, that carries a severe punishment. No longer in technical use.
- Offensive to the senses; revolting:
- Having a bad odor or taste:
- Rotten or putrid:
- Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.
- Obscene or offensive:
- Vile; nasty:
- Arousing disgust; repugnant.
- Inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn.
- Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
- Deserving of contempt; despicable.
- Contemptuous.
- Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance:
- Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
- Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant:
- Unequivocally detestable; loathsome:
- Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable:
- Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
- Feeling repugnance or loathing.
See also:Of low or lower quality
- Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
- Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
- Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard.
- Of inferior or mediocre quality or value.
- The group ranking next below the first, highest, or best group in a system of classification.
- Travel accommodations ranking next below the highest or first class.
- Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Of inferior grade or quality:
- Reduced in degree or intensity:
- Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
- Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
- Second-rate; poor:
- Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
- Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
- Widespread; prevalent:
See also:
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Another word for shabby
Modifier
In bad repair
- Alternative form of down at heel.
- Having many seeds.
- Resembling seeds or a seed.
- Worn and shabby; unkempt:
- Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.
- Shrublike or scraggly:
- Paltry or shabby:
- Extremely poor:
- In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable:
- Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
- Of a poor or mean character; dismal:
- simple past tense and past participle of degenerate
- Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
- Causing or accompanied by great discomfort or distress:
- Mean or shameful; contemptible:
- Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.
- Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:
- Having little flesh; lean.
- Affected or damaged by wear or use:
- Showing the wearing effects of overwork, worry, or suffering:
- Inspiring or deserving pity.
- Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy.
- Filled with pity or compassion.
- Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society.
- Relating to or characterized by poverty:
- Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality:
- Not in working order.
- In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
- not wound and therefore not running, as a spring-operated clock
- in poor physical condition, as from overwork; debilitated
- fallen into disrepair; dilapidated
- simple past tense and past participle of deteriorate
- Having decayed.
- simple past tense and past participle of decay
- Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
- Simple past tense and past participle of fade.
- Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby:
- Wearing old, shabby clothing.
- Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed:
- Tattered, frayed, or torn:
- Dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes:
- Unkempt or shaggy:
Inconsiderate
- Present participle of piffle.
- unimportant
- Giving or spending reluctantly.
- Scanty or meager:
- Marked by or showing lack of due forethought or care; careless:
- Inconsiderate of the feelings of others:
- Lacking thought:
- Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others:
- Showing or arising from an excessive concern with oneself and a lack of concern for others:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
- Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
- Hired for service in a foreign army.
- One who serves or works merely for monetary gain; a hireling.
- Lacking kindness; inconsiderate or unsympathetic.
- Harsh; severe:
- Morally degraded:
- Dirty or filthy:
- Squalid or wretched:
- Lacking in importance or worth.
- Very small or inadequate in amount; negligible:
- Marked by meanness or lack of generosity; contemptible:
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Deserving of contempt; despicable.
- Contemptuous.
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