| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abject | utterly wretched; degraded |
| 2. | Ailing | in poor health; weak |
| 3. | Bad | of low quality or condition |
| 4. | Bankrupt | unable to pay debts |
| 5. | Bare | lacking cover, goods, or resources |
| 6. | Beggarly | extremely poor; ragged |
| 7. | Beggarly | very poor; meager |
| 8. | Below par | below average standard |
| 9. | Blemished | marked by faults or flaws |
| 10. | Bottom-of-the-barrel | the very worst available |
| 11. | Broke | having no money |
| 12. | Broken | damaged; not functioning |
| 13. | Cheap | low in price or quality |
| 14. | Cheesy | tacky; cheaply made |
| 15. | Clapped-out | worn out; near useless |
| 16. | Common | undistinguished; low grade |
| 17. | Crappy | very bad; poor quality |
| 18. | Crumbling | falling apart; decaying |
| 19. | Crummy | inferior; unpleasant |
| 20. | Damaged | harmed; impaired |
| 21. | Decrepit | worn out; feeble |
| 22. | Defective | having a fault |
| 23. | Deficient | not enough; lacking |
| 24. | Degraded | reduced in quality or status |
| 25. | Deplorable | shockingly bad; wretched |
| 26. | Destitute | lacking basic necessities |
| 27. | Dire | extremely serious; desperate |
| 28. | Dismal | gloomy; very bad |
| 29. | Down-at-heel | shabby; worn and poor |
| 30. | Downmarket | aimed at lower end |
| 31. | Drab | dull; lacking brightness |
| 32. | Dreadful | very bad; awful |
| 33. | Dubious | questionable; unreliable |
| 34. | Eroded | worn away; diminished |
| 35. | Failing | weakening; declining |
| 36. | Faulty | not working properly |
| 37. | Feeble | weak; lacking strength |
| 38. | Flimsy | thin; poorly made |
| 39. | Forlorn | pitifully sad or lonely |
| 40. | Frail | weak; delicate |
| 41. | Frayed | worn at the edges |
| 42. | Galling | irritatingly bad or unfair |
| 43. | Godawful | extremely bad |
| 44. | Grotty | dirty; unpleasant; shabby |
| 45. | Half-baked | poorly planned or done |
| 46. | Hand-to-mouth | living with little money |
| 47. | Hard up | short of money |
| 48. | Hardscrabble | barely making a living |
| 49. | Imperfect | not flawless; defective |
| 50. | Impoverished | made poor; lacking resources |
| 51. | Inadequate | not sufficient; lacking |
| 52. | Inferior | lower in quality |
| 53. | Infirm | weak; ill; frail |
| 54. | Junk | worthless or low-quality stuff |
| 55. | Jury-rigged | crudely improvised; unreliable |
| 56. | Lame | weak; unconvincing |
| 57. | Lousy | very poor; bad |
| 58. | Low-grade | of inferior quality |
| 59. | Low-income | earning little money |
| 60. | Low-rent | cheap; inferior; tacky |
| 61. | Malnourished | lacking proper nutrition |
| 62. | Meager | scant; insufficient |
| 63. | Mean | paltry; stingy; small |
| 64. | Mediocre | only average; not good |
| 65. | Miserable | wretched; very unhappy |
| 66. | Needy | lacking necessities; poor |
| 67. | Neglected | not cared for; rundown |
| 68. | Niggardly | stingy; scanty |
| 69. | Not up to scratch | below expected standard |
| 70. | Noxious | harmful; very unpleasant |
| 71. | Paltry | small; inadequate |
| 72. | Pathetic | pitifully inadequate |
| 73. | Pauperized | reduced to poverty |
| 74. | Penniless | having no money |
| 75. | Penurious | extremely stingy or poor |
| 76. | Piddling | trivial; inadequate |
| 77. | Pitiful | deserving pity; inadequate |
| 78. | Poverty-stricken | extremely poor |
| 79. | Puny | small and weak |
| 80. | Ragged | torn; shabby; poor |
| 81. | Ramshackle | rickety; in disrepair |
| 82. | Rancid | spoiled; unpleasant |
| 83. | Rattletrap | noisy, old, unreliable vehicle |
| 84. | Rough | not well made; uneven |
| 85. | Run-down | in poor condition; shabby |
| 86. | Rundown | dilapidated; neglected |
| 87. | Rusty | corroded; out of practice |
| 88. | Sad | regrettable; disappointing |
| 89. | Scant | barely sufficient |
| 90. | Scrawny | thin; undernourished |
| 91. | Seedy | shabby; disreputable |
| 92. | Shabby | worn and in poor condition |
| 93. | Shoddy | badly made; inferior |
| 94. | Shorthanded | lacking enough workers |
| 95. | Skimpy | too small; insufficient |
| 96. | Sleazy | shabby; morally low |
| 97. | Slight | small; insufficient |
| 98. | Sorry | pitifully bad; inadequate |
| 99. | Spare | meager; barely enough |
| 100. | Squalid | filthy and miserable |