shabbier

The son doesn’t approach the father at first, but instead sneaks into his apartment, which turns out to be a shabbier, lonelier, even sadder twin of Gu Wentong’s own place.

The reviewer stressed how "the shape and the gleam of it might be superficially convincing for a bit, but the shabbier craftsmanship gets all the more glaring the longer you look."

The gunman’s home, however, lacked any adornment when a reporter visited Monday, and his area of the park had a shabbier feel.

The play is being staged in the city’s South End, described in “Common Ground” as “a shabbier, scruffier part of the city,” but now polished and pricey.

It's older and shabbier, covered in pine needles, small compared to the beach-front mansions others on the island have.