How to say "beat-up" in Japanese

• ぼろい
  i-adjectiveThe basic 'worn-out, shabby' sense of beat-up: a colloquial adjective for things that look the worse for wear, such as an old car, worn clothes or a run-down building.
• ぼろっちい
  i-adjectiveA colloquial variant of ぼろい with the same 'worn-out, shabby' sense of beat-up; it sounds rougher than ぼろい and fits casual talk about beat-up things.
• ギタギタ
  na-adjectiveThe strong, 'severely damaged' side of beat-up: as slangy mimetic language it vividly describes something battered or tattered, going beyond the mere shabbiness of ぼろい.

All three render adjectival beat-up, 'worn or damaged from use': choose 「ぼろい」 or its colloquial variant 「ぼろっちい」 for shabby, worn-out things, and the slangy mimetic 「ギタギタ」 for something severely battered.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ぼろいworn-out
• ぼろっちいworn-out
• ギタギタseverely damaged