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[ adjective ] worn and broken down by hard use

Examples

"a creaky shack" "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape" "a flea-bitten sofa" "a run-down neighborhood" "a woebegone old shack"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

A site may be a rundown slum or a desolate piece of desert in appearance today but have excellent potentials for the future with a_little development or water .

Related terms

worn

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[ adjective ] having the spring unwound

Examples

"a run-down watch"

Related terms

malfunctioning

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