Thesaurus Thursday - rundown and run-down
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Here’s an example of where an hyphen can make a difference in your words.
rundown noun here’s the rundown on the latest digital gear SUMMARY, synopsis, précis, run-through, summarization, summation, review, overview, briefing, sketch, outline; informal lowdown, recap.
run-down adjective 1 a run-down area DILAPIDATED, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, in ruins, crumbling, beat-up; neglected, uncared-for, depressed, seedy, shabby, slummy, squalid, flea-bitten; informal crummy.
2 she was feeling rather run-down UNWELL, ill, poorly, unhealthy, peaked; tired, drained, exhausted, fatigued, worn out, below par, washed out; informal under the weather, off; dated seedy.