tattily
Looking cheap, worn
In a shabby, cheap, or worn-out manner: The room was tattily decorated with faded posters and threadbare rugs.
The word suggests poor quality or neglect rather than deliberate style—something done tattily looks rundown or second-rate.
Worn until transparent
- raggedWorn to shreds
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- wornDamaged by use
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
bedraggled · dingy · seedy · mangy · ratty · moth-eaten · patched · rumpled
In an inferior manner
- garishlyIn tastelessly showy manner
- gaudilyShowily, tastelessly bright
- tastelesslyIn a vulgar manner
- tackilyIn a cheap, showy way
flashily · chintzily · tawdrily · trashily · vulgarly · kitschy · glitzy · gimcrack
Breaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- rundownQuick overview of facts
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
neglected · unmaintained · deteriorating · rickety · tumbledown · battered · weathered · ruinous
threadbare
Worn until transparent
scruffy · bedraggled · dingy · seedy · mangy · ratty · moth-eaten · patched · rumpled · faded
shoddily
In an inferior manner
- garishlyIn tastelessly showy manner
- gaudilyShowily, tastelessly bright
- tastelesslyIn a vulgar manner
tackily · flashily · chintzily · tawdrily · trashily · vulgarly · kitschy · glitzy · gimcrack · tinsel
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- rundownQuick overview of facts
derelict · neglected · unmaintained · deteriorating · rickety · tumbledown · battered · weathered · ruinous · broken-down
tattilysmartly
With neat appearance
elegantly · stylishly · neatly · immaculately · fashionably