Definition: (adjective) In deplorable condition.
Synonyms: broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, derelict.
Usage: It was a tall, shabby building, that cannot have been painted for years, and it had so bedraggled an air that the houses on each side of it looked neat and clean.
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