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  • 11bedraggled — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unkempt, untidy. See disorder. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wet, soiled, unkempt, messy; see dirty 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. wet, dirty, limp, sopping, filthy, soggy, disheveled, drenched …

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  • 12broken-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See break, breakdown. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dilapidated, battered, in disrepair; see broken 2 , old 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:… …

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  • 13decrepit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dilapidated, broken down; shaky; doddering, senile, on one s last legs (inf.), ready for the scrap heap (inf.). See deterioration, disease, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. infirm, feeble,… …

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  • 14dilapidated — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. decayed, disintegrating, crumbling, tumbledown, ramshackle. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rundown, neglected, tumbledown, in disrepair; see crumbly , decaying , old 2 . III (Roget s …

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  • 15dingy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. discolored, grimy, dirty, tarnished. See dimness, colorlessness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grimy, soiled, gloomy, shabby; see dirty 1 , dismal 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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  • 16mangy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. itchy, scurvy, scaly, scrofulous; shabby, seedy, shoddy, ragged; sordid, squalid, wretched. See disrepute, touch. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Scabby] Syn. psoriatic, rashy, scabby; see dirty 1 , sick …

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  • 17ratty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. seedy, rundown (see deterioration). Ant., fancy, deluxe. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken down, decaying, decrepit,… …

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  • 18scrubby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wretched, shabby; undersize, stunted. See shortness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inferior, stunted, scrawny; see inadequate 1 , poor 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Showing… …

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  • 19scruffy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unkempt, shabby. See uncleanness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shabby, grubby, straggly, unkempt, ungroomed, untrimmed, unwashed, mangy, ragged, bedraggled, *like a rat s nest. ANT.: neat, tidy …

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  • 20seedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gone to seed or to pot; shabby, rundown, shoddy, grubby (inf.), grimy (inf.); broken down, ramshackle; poor, indigent. See deterioration, poverty, disease. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shabby,… …

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