Synonyms: ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
Definition: a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
Similar words: urchin
Definition: poor and often mischievous city child
Synonyms: bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion
Definition: in deplorable condition
Usage: a street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack
Similar words: damaged
Definition: harmed or injured or spoiled
Usage: I won't buy damaged goods; the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings
Synonyms: tatterdemalion, tattered
Definition: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
Usage: a man in a tattered shirt; the tattered flag; tied up in tattered brown paper; a tattered barefoot boy; a tatterdemalion prince
Similar words: worn
Definition: affected by wear; damaged by long use
Usage: worn threads on the screw; a worn suit; the worn pockets on the jacket