trampy
1
8.6
- adjective
- /ˈtræm.pi/
- Offensive
- His trampy clothes made him look like he had slept outside.
Examples
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He wore a trampy coat that was covered in dirt.
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The abandoned house had a trampy feel, with broken windows and overgrown weeds.
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She worried her outfit looked too trampy for the formal dinner.
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Her outfit looked quite trampy for the formal event.
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His trampy clothes made him look like he had slept outside.
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She worried her outfit looked too trampy for the formal dinner.
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He wore a trampy coat that was covered in dirt.
Synonyms
30
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
27
6.1
Looking dirty and run down and often linked to crime
24
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
23
3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
11
7.3
Clothes or a person that look old-fashioned and not attractive
6
6.9
Being messy and dirty in the way a person looks or acts
5
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
4
7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
4
8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
1
4.2
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
1
7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
1
9.9
A room or place that is very messy and dirty
1
7.2
Thick, messy hair or fur that looks like a mop
1
7.4
Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks
1
9.3
A person or place that looks slightly worn but still tries to seem elegant
1
9.2
Small and a little worn but with a cozy charm
1
9.8
Very thin and wearing old, torn clothes like a person made of straw
1
9.9
Having old torn clothes and looking untidy
Looking dirty and worn, like someone who lives on the street
Antonyms
Compounds
How Shabby
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trampy comes from the common word tramp, which means a person who walks a lot and often has no home, and the ending -y makes it 'like a tramp'. So trampy can mean 'shabby' or 'untidy', as if clothes or a place belong to someone who sleeps outside.