An Appalachian dialectal adjective describing something or someone that looks worn down, shabby, or fallen into poor condition — the kind of tired, threadbare appearance that tells a story of hard times.
An Appalachian dialectal adjective describing something or someone that looks worn down, shabby, or fallen into poor condition — the kind of tired, threadbare appearance that tells a story of hard times. A downgone house has peeling paint and a sagging porch; a downgone person looks like life has been using them hard. The word carries no malice, just honest observation about decline.
The whole farm looked downgone after the family struggled through two bad harvests in a row.
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(US, dialectal, Appalachia) Poor-looking; shabby.