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Displaying severe degradation and neglect
shabby frayed old ragged worn ratty scruffy tattered tatty mangy moth-eaten worn-out battered decrepit holey seedy beat-up bombed-out dilapidated dog-eared down-at-heel down-at-the-heels dumpy grungy mean miserable neglected raggedy run-down scrubby sleazy tacky tatterdemalion timeworn tumbledown unkempt well worn raggedy-ass warby worn out damaged dingy down-at-the-heel faded frowzy impaired injured in shreds in tatters used used-up worse for wear falling to pieces beat up down at heel having seen better days out at elbows falling apart at the seams rundown bedraggled broken-down shoddy ramshackle run down gone to seed torn squalid deteriorated grotty rickety crumbling ruined decayed decaying scuzzy ripped sorry poor crummy in rags untidy derelict grubby in disrepair ruinous deteriorating tired falling apart patched worn to shreds scraggy slummy gone to rack and ruin rent in holes split the worse for wear on its last legs in ruins full of holes frazzled shaggy wretched destroyed insalubrious ragtag broken filthy disreputable messy yucky poorly made badly dressed badly worn rumpty uncared-for sordid weather-beaten in ribbons pitiful desolate cheap slipshod rugged degenerated disheveled shredded unmaintained dishevelled slovenly unpleasant low rough skanky dodgy scungy untended base paltry poorly maintained shacky torn to pieces in a bad way tumble-down ill-maintained seen better days badly maintained old-fashioned time-worn overused dirty outmoded crude distressed disfigured bare meager meagre clapped out dowdy poverty-stricken tawdry effete seamy unprepossessing depressed sloppy dismal second-rate creaky disintegrating trashy creaking skeezy shambly all the worse for wear low-class slimy limp unsound shaky in a state of disrepair down and dirty shopworn outworn ancient decrepit. in ruins underprivileged deprived unravelled unravelling disordered broken down falling down withering desultory unpressed contemptible unfinished unraveling worn through unraveled overworked smirched dishonest crooked yellowed busted dinged totaled lined wizened worn thin tottering out of date well-thumbed well-read passé infirm in poor condition scraggly uncared wrecked scabby antiquated cast-off bad crumbly marred mediocre superannuated down at the heel rank mucky indigent impoverished sick sticky gunky gungy démodé in bad repair out of condition below par peaked in bad condition shattered under par substandard lousy ordinary middling low-grade menial two-bit sad passe sere etiolated useless hackneyed shot stale depleted trite low-rent raunchy unimproved fallen-in uncared for beaten up beat fallen in rinky-dink hand-me-down quavering shaking crippled flimsy insubstantial haggard fragile anile tasteless gaudy vulgar in pieces worn down in bits worn-down well-worn wrung out pegged out manky cut lacerated slit kitsch showy nasty garish droopy overgrown wilted drooping sickly wilting ailing sagging flagging cure pot flash Brummagem common loud used up severed cracked separated flashy naff uncouth unkept ostentatious out-of-date unbecoming waxy unsuitable poky stodgy frumpy wrenched burst gashed fractured ruptured mangled sliced slashed cleaved snapped cheap and nasty cut open in bad taste inferior rubbishy gimcrack meretricious cheapjack glaring brash junky cheesy worthless execrable glitzy chintzy flamboyant tinny rotten trumpery duff third-rate ropy rubbish schlocky poor-quality brummagem brassy terrible coarse bum tinsel el cheapo jerry-built pretentious lurid kitschy flaunting glittering flaring bush-league inadequate schlock swanky dreadful cut-rate bargain-basement jazzy tinselly raffish below standard low quality bodger obtrusive blatant brazen awful atrocious abysmal splashy appalling unsatisfactory swank razzle-dazzle ornate lowbrow deficient frightful pants cruddy downmarket dire twopenny-halfpenny over-bright dime-a-dozen low-quality crass gross poor quality bright bling-bling a load of pants harsh screaming bilious noisy cheapo abject cheap-jack extravagant makeshift insufficient lamentable deplorable valueless unacceptable scroungy tinhorn diabolical lame subpar punk direful egregious tenth-rate unfashionable in poor taste brilliant not up to much plastic uncultured snazzy corny violent bold nauseating distasteful unattractive average inelegant florid imperfect overdone defective pitiable ritzy unrefined faulty dud catchpenny junk lemon cheapie colorful daggy slobbish pinchbeck low-down over the top colourful slobby half-pie ungroomed sloven frowsy entry-level low-end low cost blowsy no great shakes slatternly below average dime-store off-color artificial wild not much cop bottom-rung blowzy tousled a dime a dozen not up to snuff tangled schlumpy second-class two a penny draggle-tailed uncombed thin unsophisticated cheap-looking sporty offensive down scale badly built overwrought thrown together bad quality over-elaborate trifling down-market garbagy sucky indifferent inglorious conspicuous expensive OTT ropey poxy chronic throwaway slumlike twopenny fakey pizazzy fancy glittery pizzazzy fancy-pants nifty bombastic outrageous bling elaborate dumbed down of a sort sparkling downscale uncomfortable disagreeable common as muck slum-like hateful horrible wack wanting off bush sour suboptimal dissatisfactory wrong ill noddy poorly pathetic straggly mussy ruffled unstylish styleless ticky-tack ticky-tacky from hunger mussed tumbled snarled weak sauce sub-par messed up mussed up matted rumpled windblown unneat commonplace end-of-the-pier bogus empty garbage no-good despicable good-for-nothing abandoned barren piss-poor grody pigpen Mickey Mouse second-best ill-groomed Daliesque clinquant affected twee camp mod posturing gimmicky strictly for the birds rude second class improper low in quality rough-hewn roughneck incult insensible indiscreet unpolished tactless lowbred uncultivated unseemly ill-bred illiberal indecorous indelicate graceless impolite stupid hideous foolish unsightly outlandish barbarous unclassy low-down-and-dirty trivial unlovely barbaric gay splendiferous pizzazz frou-frou chichi pzazz gussied up putting on the ritz

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Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth
destitute poor penniless impoverished impecunious needy indigent broke penurious skint beggarly necessitous beggared needful pauperized famished poverty-stricken dirt-poor hard up down-and-out strapped flat broke moneyless bankrupt stone broke insolvent stony broke strapped for cash without two pennies to rub together in straitened circumstances in need in want on the breadline cleaned out without a sou out at elbows out of pocket down on one's luck as poor as a church mouse badly off in reduced circumstances ruined down and out dirt poor without two farthings to rub together underprivileged unable to make ends meet in Queer Street in penury deprived disadvantaged bust distressed on your uppers without two brass farthings to rub together boracic flat down at heel without a penny without a red cent short unprosperous boracic lint without a bean in the red without a brass farthing homeless stony-broke short of money low-income bad off in debt dead broke on skid row hard-pressed broken low meager meagre busted fortuneless suffering stony clean up against it reduced pinched empty-handed wiped out cashless truly needy on your beam-ends behind eight ball on the rocks on one's uppers tapped out in the gutter without a shot in one's locker in Chapter 11 crippled scanty base in distressed circumstances straitened lacking extremely poor unable to keep the wolf from the door down to last cent vile sterile have-not empty hurting stripped divested deficient totaled wanting unmoneyed impencunious stranded in reduced wretched despicable mean over a barrel without a dime on last leg down to last penny without a penny to your name in need of deprived of devoid of played out derelict financially distressed in financial difficulties financially embarrassed not having two pennies to rub together not having two farthings to rub together without means of support in a bad way short of cash miserably poor financially poor very poor squalid foul miserable shabby pathetic sordid shoddy in great need in dire circumstances indebted overdrawn beaten vagabond defeated outcast finished vagrant unpleasant abject pitiful on one's beam-ends low-paid craptastic without a penny to one's name contemptible without money on the skids in the poorhouse out of funds on the streets struggling on one's beam ends poor as a church mouse without two pennies farthings to rub together depressed stone-broke bankrupted unlucky unfortunate out of money seedy failed neglected in distress handicapped rundown lost gone under in administration in receivership gone bust in Carey Street on the bread line gone to the wall in the hands of the receivers economically deprived financially disadvantaged unfavored unaffluent requiring help workless unemployed laid off jobless between jobs redundant living rough sleeping rough idle of no fixed address of no fixed abode severe difficult out of a job resting signing on unprivileged down-at-heel discriminated against on the dole economically disadvantaged spent smashed hindered impaired denuded bereft on the wallaby track in arrears owing money forlorn ill-fated hapless ill-starred belly up exhausted depleted dispossessed cleared out liquidated out of business in dire straits slummy defaulting ghetto ghost shanty foreclosed collapsed undone run down skid row run-down unable to pay one's debts financially ruined belly-up in Chapter 13 taken to the cleaners

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Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace
hackneyed tired stale trite banal stereotyped conventional corny stock overused commonplace platitudinous vapid well-worn common derivative dull overworked unoriginal cliche clichéd cliché-ridden cobwebby familiar hack hackney humdrum moth-eaten musty obligatory pedestrian routine run-of-the-mill shopworn timeworn bromidic cliché hacky truistic worn out bathetic boring everyday imitative ineffective old hat played out set tedious uncreative worn-out prosaic uninspired flat worn ordinary stereotypical warmed-over cornball unimaginative hokey exhausted jejune familiar tune chain drained mildewed stereotypic platitudinal used-up ready-made time-worn cliched hoary predictable antiquated overdone dime-store obsolete dead out of date old outdated dreary outmoded frayed repetitious uninteresting defunct out-of-date insipid stupid nowhere ho hum out of the ark well worn formulaic ragged shabby mundane monotonous tiresome archaic dated ancient warmed-up tattered drab lifeless unvaried wearisome passé zero faded nothing unexciting old-hat tame characterless stodgy stuffy tripe weary colorless spiritless dry arid irksome plebeian uneventful outworn ho-hum bland colourless past their sell-by date orthodox cliché standard silly standardized conventionalized quotidian old-chestnut old-saw played-out mass-produced typecast scruffy tatty inane tarnished standardised lined aged decrepit vieux jeu vanilla worn thin weathered broken-down rundown mind-numbing dog-eared wrinkled interminable bomb drudging bummer drag cloying drear tiring facile cornfed pabulum trivial noplace square dumb blah battered used foetid past mawkish zestless fetid yesterday's out bent effete dull as dishwater old-fashioned superannuated gone off disused the worse for wear like a dinosaur weariful unfashionable lackluster uninspiring obsolescent unhip lacklustre unremarkable medieval neolithic prehistoric fossilized Noachian mossy moribund mediaeval demoded prehistorical rusty kaputt behind the times kaput featureless nondescript jading mechanical leaden heavy sterile bog-standard soulless lame fossilised out of style out of fashion Stone Age wishy-washy gray stiff deadening passionless unspirited anemic yawnsome grey monochromatic unstimulating as dry as dust wooden dry as dust anaemic nothing to write home about no great shakes lacking excitement lacking interest unrelieved slow ponderous wearying numbing dusty plain weak bloodless vacuous workaday feeble repetitive dim plodding barren limp unvarying torpid deadly watery unexceptional undistinguished samey prosy mediocre draggy neutral matter-of-fact turgid pallid unanimated unchanging apathetic soul-destroying common or garden usual tasteless plain vanilla average milk-and-water innocuous dullsville flavourless conservative flavorless heavy-going staid depressing sombre normal unadventurous lustreless serious pointless dismal laboured inoffensive empty soporific listless banausic unmemorable somber vacant antiseptic middle-of-the-road fuddy-duddy ornery expressionless dull as ditchwater labored unentertaining unenjoyable straight sedate toneless grim muted desolate simple static not up to much unimpassioned stilted verbose quiet depressed monotone miserable run of the mill solemn big yawn safe drivelling driveling namby-pamby typical unpalatable no-nonsense sluggish garden-variety dreich lacking variation lacking variety weighty lusterless downcast anodyne flat tire dowdy circumspect cautious prudent constant factual sad repeated dispiriting chary wary day-to-day difficult treadmill inactive bleak deadly dull timid careful desiccated pedantic iterative unsentimental non-stimulating dulled uniform unenterprising ceaseless reiterative insistent continual unobjectionable monochrome undistinctive hollow droning uninterested fatiguing limited mild forced clear unexceptionable bourgeois stern laborious tepid white-bread literal sapless savorless unsavory sleepy unnoteworthy sullen intense regular unseasoned beige dour severe sour mournful pathetic customary backwoods generic passive lacking in vitality heavy going indifferent unromantic derived uninventive subdued indecisive deadpan unamusing grave strait-laced unembellished unadorned humourless unsmiling humorless uncomic antediluvian one-horse unsavoury yawn stick-in-the-mud unmoved earnest sober slothful indistinctive faceless noncommittal a dime a dozen fogeyish clean gloomy deep glum dingy dark cheerless homely forlorn joyless shadowy tenebrous depressive macabre funereal lonely serious-minded dolorous morbid pompous menial down-to-earth usual thing long-winded indistinct over-serious literal-minded puerile duplicative unlively unpassioned lethargic trying frustrating clumsy unnatural awkward artificial not fun second-rate unmodulated undemonstrative yawn producing level-headed hard-headed prolix similar drawling unshareable least Milquetoast unspecial stolid garden variety crude meagre simplistic meager formal unartistic inert unfateful noneventful inconclusive raw wintry wintery sorrowful damp oppressive windy poor half-hearted inadequate disheartening unsatisfying demoralizing unfulfilling unfeeling mat unexpressive matte unexcited cold half-pie OK so-so cardboard uninflected straightforward unvarnished unpoetic nitty-gritty terrestrial unemotional soft nebbish fatuous tenuous slight backward inexpressive emotionless lacking vitality general useless waterish nerdy wimpy unappealing whitebread blind watered-down thin unimpressed heavy-handed stagnant comatose not so hot two-dimensional futile attentive extinct tentative cagey cut-and-dry businesslike cut-and-dried standard-issue vain profitless hard to digest unappetizing spent lacking personality lacking charisma blank lead balloon gingerly considerate heedful calculating unflavoured savourless hesitant peaceful unrewarding devoid of feeling devoid of emotion demoralising phoned in antwacky incomprehensible inarticulate incoherent cut and dried accustomed unproductive fruitless run-of-the mill worthless hicksville deadsville dragsville timorous traditional diddly practical lowly actual dead-and-alive practicable prose neither one thing nor the other benumbed unpleasurable distasteful aimless valueless unprofitable purposeless small-town provincial parochial dense unreadable frequentative leery stay-at-home restrained narrow-minded backwater unsophisticated ineffectual otiose unavailing unsuccessful bootless inefficacious abortive conformist without spice big zero badly written not amounting to much matter-of- fact parish-pump insular inward-looking blinkered middle-class traditionalist diehard shy uptight unfruitful unfilled unprolific harmless mainstream halfhearted diluted backward-looking crusty languid garden unenthusiastic creaky mouldy old-fogeyish boiled down without punch slow-moving rural country suburban droopy Pooterish button-down antique fusty moldy past it old-time meek irresolute bog standard submissive melancholic languorous dejected spineless languishing enervated melancholy dispirited lackadaisical despondent mopy low blending into the background blue down cowardly disconsolate gutless dopey inanimate unconcerned broken downhearted drippy unkempt down in the mouth down in the dumps cast down folksy humble inelaborate pure and simple unpretentious normophilic uncluttered unornamented austere rustic your basic modest unostentatious uncomplicated unelaborate elementary undecorated frumpy unstylish styleless cheesy frumpish unattractive

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Done or performed without method or care
slipshod sloppy careless offhand slapdash unmethodical unorganised unorganized unsystematic haphazard heedless lax loose messy neglectful negligent remiss slack thoughtless botched casual disorganised disorganized faulty imperfect inaccurate inexact junky shabby shoddy unmeticulous unthorough lackadaisical hit-or-miss slap-happy all over the shop all over the place fly-by-night perfunctory cursory muddled disordered clumsy hurried chaotic disorderly hasty unprofessional poor inattentive jumbled lazy shambolic thrown together pell-mell disregardful irresponsible derelict improvident indifferent reckless delinquent unmindful unheeding incautious nonchalant erratic unconcerned tardy untidy unthinking neglecting slovenly regardless forgetful blithe apathetic random uncaring disinterested laid-back carefree indiscriminate behindhand insouciant desultory untrustworthy unreliable undependable uncircumspect unobservant devil-may-care helter-skelter scrappy feckless orderless fainéant systemless uncoordinated unsystematized unstructured inefficient easy unaccountable cool arbitrary last-minute aimless scattered badly organized blithely unconcerned good-for-nothing free and easy without care stray irregular catch-as-catch-can confused rash uninterested undisciplined precipitate oscitant indolent dilatory imprudent inconsiderate mindless permissive slothful unconsidered easy-going imprecise sketchy overhasty unguarded oblivious impetuous otiose faineant asleep on job asleep at switch unprepared thrown-together unfastidious in disarray unthoughtful couldn't-care-less amateurish wild detached incorrect wrong erroneous dispassionate all over the lot all over the map incoherent scatterbrained incurious unheedful relaxed barratrous unregulated error-ridden couldn't care less blasé foolhardy blameworthy culpable slow defaultant woolgathering inconsistent daydreaming reprehensible failing to take proper care impulsive procrastinative incompetent inactive idle pococurante undirected unwary unplanned lethargic leisurely workshy quiescent laggard inert passive dormant unpremeditated injudicious uneven at fault asleep at the wheel asleep on the job do-nothing sudden hotheaded brash abstracted napping unreflective irreflective careless of inadvertent any which way any old way unsafe asleep at the switch fast and loose unthought-out hot-headed out to lunch without regard spur-of-the-moment ill-considered trial and error absent-minded rapid passing brief summary superficial half-hearted slight mechanical token soft lenient precipitous routine flying fleeting drive-by rushed quick gadarene headlong automatic overindulgent uncritical fast shallow swift short half-baked speedy depthless vague indulgent liberal complaisant indefinite broad non-restrictive general nonspecific shapeless yielding flabby over-tolerant flaccid easy-peasy accepting tolerant floppy nonjudgmental limp hit or miss any way paying no mind

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Plain or blunt
bald plain simple severe unadorned direct straight unembellished unvarnished blunt straightforward austere downright forthright frank outright bare brutal stark undisguised unveiled candid harsh honest plain-spoken truthful explicit naked outspoken plain vanilla realistic rude unambiguous undecorated unequivocal unornamented unexaggerated unqualified upfront patchy worn true to life warts and all straight from the shoulder open no-nonsense unreserved free-spoken plainspoken unguarded matter-of-fact sincere up-front forthcoming openhearted basic bluff round freehearted pure out-front unadulterated uninhibited modest blatant foursquare spartan unfussy straight-talking not afraid to call a spade a spade complete unconcealed clean real categorical guileless flat-out tactless undiplomatic patent restrained unmitigated barefaced straight-shooting unostentatious uncluttered transparent sheer out-and-out abrupt unsparing clear upright brazen without frills bare-bones free to the point point-blank manifest evident up front not beating about the bush obvious unfurnished palpable fundamental unpatterned brusque flagrant curt short apparent clinical artless total hard unceremonious absolute utter indelicate sharp unstinting terse gruff caustic muted definite Spartan no-frills penny plain snappy unfeigned functional cold crisp dry snippy natural stripped down bold plain-speaking ingenuous pulling no punches unembroidered unfiltered bare-faced aboveboard raw call a spade a spade straight to the point pure and simple speaking as one finds not mincing one's words not beating around the bush from the hip calling a spade a spade like it is point blank speaking one's mind heartless literal grim bleak subdued authentic forward understated decisive vigorous brisk distinct specific unmodified vocal express snappish businesslike vanilla undissembled speaking straight from the shoulder rough abrasive cavalier offhand without ornamentation common no lie spare barren not pulling any punches unbiased unprejudiced tart unmixed sparse dusty unsophisticated unpretended telling it like it is frontal right up front talking turkey genuine parrhesiastic no frills folksy homey homespun unpretentious workaday everyday chaste homely discreet entire mere frugal patternless unelaborate bare bones ascetic overt unmistakable hard-hitting brusk short-spoken trenchant impolite crusty uncivil unpolished discourteous uncompromising brief glaring unrestricted easy familiar naive scrupulous heart-to-heart on the level lay it on the line saying what one thinks on the up and up undeniable cotton-picking consummate rank bodacious dead categoric thorough unconditional crashing deadly profound blank stone very fair plumb dreadful flat regular thoroughgoing perfect arrant blooming wholesome uncorrupted all-out straight-out true unaffected innocent unpretending square trustworthy unrestrained man-to-man righteous dinkum without airs kosher unstudied reliable unevasive unreticent undissembling down-to-earth just legit straight-from-the-shoulder legitimate lawful above board veracious legal laying it on the line calling spade a spade spontaneous undesigning positive hearty childlike unconstrained insensitive naïve unmannered proper impolitic honourable pukka good clear-cut meaning what one says honorable principled honest-to-goodness virtuous down straight-arrow down home gritty personal intimate indiscreet brutally honest visible demonstrative vociferous unartful unartificial free-speaking exact accountable off-the-record communicative strident opinionated avowed heartfelt earnest valid known actual unquestionable unimpeachable well-established unhypocritical open-hearted ungracious woman-to-woman intolerant certain open-and-shut at close range unashamed no beating around the bush well defined crystal clear clipped no fooling licit level pretenseless for real open and shut no holds barred good-natured genial approachable two-fisted right on correct straight from shoulder faithful right-on plain-dealing on the square friendly relaxed by the book fair and square unselfconscious square-shooting laid on the line snippety blustering breviloquent laconic cheery bearish loud true-blue believable veritable truth-telling precise trusting inexperienced ignorant callow green unworldly ethical credulous unsuspicious unwary trustful gullible impartial unassuming trusty dependable objective equitable reputable upstanding even-handed unrefined robust unforced dispassionate moral decent uncontrived silly inconsiderate open-minded fair-minded equal unstilted humble disrespectful hardheaded pragmatic practical pragmatical jejune easily taken in unfeeling impertinent neutral anti-discrimination reasonable nondiscriminatory non-partisan non-discriminatory unimposing unobtrusive unspoiled evenhanded detached nonpartisan indifferent uncaring unkind hurtful thoughtless unsympathetic inelaborate easy-going unpresumptuous uncomplex unbeautified prosaic unambitious free-spirited laid-back self-effacing uncharitable cruel unconsiderate unladylike uncivilized ungentlemanly easygoing mundane earthy hard-boiled dull lusty funky lowbred gross outdoorsy unidealistic wet behind the ears uncolored civil rational blameless on up-and-up according to the rules uncivilised home folk uncalled for aggressive confrontational confronting face-to-face head-on

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