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RUNDOWN (7)
Run Down
run down - adj
being in poor repair
Synonyms
broken-down, crumbling, decrepit, derelict, deserted, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, neglected, ramshackle, rickety, seedy, tacky
Examples
The man was run down by a detective from After.
Dirty and run down in parts, incredibly chic and modern in places, Budapest has an unshakeable charm.
The village and exterior of the house looked run down and barely out of poverty, but the house's interior was immaculate.
Etymology
1866, of persons, "to have the health or strength reduced," from the verbal phrase; see run (v.) + down (adv.). From 1896 of places, "dilapidated, shabby, seedy;" by 1894 of clocks, etc., "completely unwound." The earliest sense is "oppressed" (1680s). Compare rundown (n.).
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