badly dressed
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He later recalled her as “a very curious figure — a hidden, shy and yet aggressive, badly dressed girl who seemed resentful of everything.”
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Her college roommate, the Hollywood producer Lynda Obst, remembers her as impressionable, enthusiastic, badly dressed, a little needy, and struggling to make friends.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 14, 2019
If I weren’t so badly dressed, I would have looked impressive.
From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2019
But after a time-machine mistake, Tom finds himself in our 2016 — a badly dressed, divided society that he sees as a flawed dystopia — but that is refreshing in its humanity.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2017
Enrique’s sister says that Jasmin is barefoot, badly dressed, her hair uncombed.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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