Downgone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Downgone is an adjective meaning (US, dialectal, Appalachia) Poor-looking; shabby.
Meaning
(US, dialectal, Appalachia) Poor-looking; shabby.
Example Sentences
When they got to the place, Waits saw that auctions down valley were very seemingly like any others, and he saw the same crowd of buggies and mules and cars all hitched together around the downgone farm-place till it was a surprise anybody could untwine them one from the other.
Synonyms for downgone
Depending on context, synonyms include run-down, decrepit, shabby.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include down-at-the-heels, dowdified, downbad, downscale, dusty, low-down.
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