nuhruinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- seedy adj Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
- shabby adjective Worn out or in poor condition from age or neglect.
- threadbare adjective Worn so thin that the threads of the fabric show through; shabby from long use.
Senses
nuhruinen is used for these senses in English:
- seedy Untidy, unkempt.
- threadbare Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
- threadbare (archaic, or, obsolete) Of a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.
seedy — full definition
- adj Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
- adj Containing or full of seeds.
shabby — full definition
- adjective Worn out or in poor condition from age or neglect.
- adjective Unfair, mean, or ungenerous in behavior.
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