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Dressed in old or worn clothes

Behaving in a mean or unfair way

In poor condition through long use or lack of care

Having an untidy or unkempt appearance

Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so

Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

Characterized by low quality or standard

Covered with mold

Unduly concerned with trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way

Dingy and stuffy

Done or performed without method or care

(of a room or building) Uncomfortably small and cramped

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Adjective

Dressed in old or worn clothes

down-at-the-heels

poverty-stricken

poorly maintained

falling apart at the seams

the worse for wear

having seen better days

falling to pieces

on its last legs

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

seen better days

down-at-the-heel

all the worse for wear

badly maintained

decrepit. in ruins

unprepossessing

in poor condition

down at the heel

out of condition

in bad condition

dressed in rags

underprivileged

cheap and nasty

on the breadline

on one's beam-ends

on one's uppers

without two pennies to rub together

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“There was an aura of displacement about him, I felt, and it wasn't because of his ragged clothes or the shabby appearance.”

Adjective

Behaving in a mean or unfair way

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond contempt

beyond the pale

unsportsmanlike

beneath contempt

against the rules

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

desensitised^UK

uncompassionate

evil-intentioned

with a heart of stone

confrontational

lacking compassion

ill-humoured^UK

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

without sentiment

unfavourable^UK

accidentally on purpose

uncommiserating

uncomplimentary

disadvantageous

dripping with malice

killer instinct

as hard as nails

on a short fuse

unimpressionable

rubbing the wrong way

out for revenge

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

unconscientious

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“By all accounts, the denunciations of shabby treatment by various news and current affairs programs come from around the room.”

Adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care

down-at-the-heels

gone to rack and ruin

falling to pieces

underprivileged

unprepossessing

down-at-the-heel

badly maintained

poorly maintained

good-for-nothing

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“He was standing in a room, now wearing a pair of grey pants, a white short-sleeved shirt, and a pair of shabby looking boots.”

Adjective

Having an untidy or unkempt appearance

inappropriately dressed

unsophisticated

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

down-at-the-heel

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Adjective

Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so

unsportsmanlike

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

beyond the pale

very unpleasant

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Adjective

Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

too little too late

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

twopenny-halfpenny

unconsequential

not worth mentioning

not worth bothering about

of no consequence

of no importance

of little account

of little consequence

of little importance

not worth speaking of

neither here nor there

of minor importance

of no great concern

beside the point

of little import

of no significance

thin on the ground

hard to come by

few and far between

smallest amount of

in short supply

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Adjective

Characterized by low quality or standard

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

a load of pants

less-than-stellar

not up to scratch

not up to standard

not up to snuff

good-for-nothing

leaving much to be desired

cheap and nasty

twopenny-halfpenny

undistinguished

not good enough

no great shakes

thrown together

end-of-the-pier

strictly for the birds

unsophisticated

less than ideal

underprivileged

run-of-the-mine

run-of-the-mill

inconsequential

fair to middling

foolish-looking

not cut out for

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not up to expectations

too little too late

in a state of disrepair

bottom-of-barrel

not functioning

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

carelessly built

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

knocked together

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

unable to do something for toffee

under the weather

of poor quality

poverty-stricken

unable to do something to save one's life

beyond the pale

not quite the done thing

beyond contempt

in poor condition

not all it's cracked up to be

ill-constructed

leaving a lot to be desired

lacking ability

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unequal to the task

out of your depth

nickel-and-dime

not worth a hill of beans

non-functioning

middle-of-the-road

very unpleasant

fair-to-middling

of no consequence

nothing to write home about

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Adjective

Covered with mold

strong-smelling

unfit for human consumption

stinking to high heaven

past its sell-by date

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Adjective

Unduly concerned with trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way

dyed-in-the-wool

unsophisticated

set in one's ways

ultra-conservative

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

individualistic

holier-than-thou

racially discriminatory

racially prejudiced

racially bigoted

ultraconservative

lacking foresight

paleoconservative

traditionalistic

archconservative

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

unrepresentative

anti-democratic

neighbourhood^UK

neighborhood^US

over-enthusiastic

unchallengeable

self-opinionated

high and mighty

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Dingy and stuffy

Adjective

Done or performed without method or care

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

all over the shop

all over the place

thrown together

procrastinating

careless of one's duty

catch-as-catch-can

blithely unconcerned

good-for-nothing

higgledy-piggledy

asleep at switch

all over the map

thrown-together

couldn't-care-less

failing to show proper care and attention

all over the lot

couldn't care less

failing to take proper care

undiscriminating

procrastinative

indiscriminating

asleep at the wheel

trial and error

asleep on the job

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Adjective

(of a room or building) Uncomfortably small and cramped

with no room to swing a cat

down-to-the-wire

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