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English adjective: run-down

1. run-down worn and broken down by hard use


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


Synonymscreaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, woebegone


Similarworn


Antonymsnew

2. run-down having the spring unwound


SamplesA run-down watch.


Similarmalfunctioning, nonfunctional


Antonymsfunctioning









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