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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scruffy |
| Synonyms: | decrepit, dirty, impoverished, indigent, mean, moth-eaten, poor, ragtag, shabby, shoddy, sick, sleazy*, squalid, tattered |
| Antonyms: | kempt, neat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | miserable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | destitute, shabby |
| Synonyms: | abject, bad, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, godforsaken, impoverished, indigent, inferior, lamentable, low, meager, mean, needy, paltry, pathetic, penniless, piteous, pitiable, poor, poverty-stricken, sad, scanty, scurvy, shameful, sordid, sorry, squalid, tragic, vile, worthless, wretched |
| Antonyms: | generous, rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | murky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gloomy, obscure |
| Synonyms: | black, caliginous, cheerless, cloudy, dark, darkened, dim, dingy, dirty, dismal, drab, dreary, dull, dun, dusk, dusky, filthy, foggy, foul, fuzzy, glowering, gray, grubby, impenetrable, lowering, misty, mucky, muddy, nasty, nebulous, nubilous, overcast, roily, sad, smoky, somber, squalid, stormy, tenebrous, turbid, unclean |
| Antonyms: | bright, clear, light, luminous, sparkling, unobscured |
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stuffy, aged |
| Synonyms: | airless, ancient, antediluvian, antique, crumbling, dank, decayed, decrepit, dirty, dried-out, dry, fetid, filthy, frowzy, malodorous, mildewed, mildewy, moldy, moth-eaten, noisome, old, putrid, rotten, smelly, spoiled, squalid, stale, stuffy |
| Antonyms: | clean, clear, new, sweet-smelling |
| Main Entry: | nasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgusting, offensive |
| Synonyms: | awful, beastly, bum*, dirty, disagreeable, fierce, filthy, foul, gross, grubby, hellish, horrible, horrid, icky, impure, loathsome, lousy, malodorous, mephitic, murderous, nauseating, noisome, noxious, objectionable, obnoxious, obscene, odious, ornery, outrageous, poison, polluted, raunchy*, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rough, sickening, soiled, squalid, stinking, tough, unappetizing, unclean, uncleanly, ungodly, unholy, unpleasant, vile, vulgar, yucky |
| Antonyms: | great, magnificent, pleasing, wonderful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad-tempered, mean |
| Synonyms: | abusive, annoying, beastly, critical, cruel, despicable, disagreeable, distasteful, evil, fierce, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, ornery, ruthless, sarcastic, sordid, spiteful, squalid, unkind, unpleasant, vicious, vile, wicked |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, friendly, happy, kind, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | seamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, unwholesome |
| Synonyms: | bad, dark, degraded, disagreeable, disappointing, disreputable, disturbing, low, nasty, rough, sordid, squalid, unpleasant |
| Antonyms: | respectable, upright, wholesome |
| Main Entry: | seedy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | run-down, dilapidated |
| Synonyms: | ailing, beat up, bedraggled, crummy, decaying, decrepit, dingy, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel, drooping, droopy, faded, flagging, frowzy, gone to seed, grubby, in a bad way, mangy, messy, neglected, old, overgrown, poor, poorly, ragged, ratty, sagging, scruffy, shabby, sickly, sleazy*, slovenly, squalid, tacky, tattered, threadbare, tired, torn, unkempt, untidy, unwell, used up, wilted, wilting, worn |
| Antonyms: | luxurious, nice, posh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shabby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken-down; in poor shape |
| Synonyms: | bare, bedraggled, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, degenerated, desolate, deteriorated, deteriorating, dilapidated, dingy, disfigured, disreputable, dog-eared, faded, frayed, gone to seed, mangy, meager, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, pitiful, poor, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, ruined, ruinous, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy, slipshod, squalid, tacky, tattered, threadbare, tired, worn, worn-out, worse for wear, wretched |
| Antonyms: | good, nice |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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