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shabby
[shab-ee]
adjective
impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn.
shabby clothes.
showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect.
The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance, as if they had not been much in use of late.
wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance.
a shabby person.
run-down, seedy, or dilapidated.
a shabby hotel.
meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc..
shabby behavior.
inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc..
a shabby rendition of the sonata.
shabby
/ ˈʃæbɪ /
adjective
threadbare or dilapidated in appearance
wearing worn and dirty clothes; seedy
mean, despicable, or unworthy
shabby treatment
dirty or squalid
Other Word Forms
- shabbily adverb
- shabbiness noun
- unshabbily adverb
- unshabby adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shabby1
Example Sentences
Each assignment starts in an old, shabby garage and the mission I watch is delivering water, ammunition and fuel to drone pilots.
"To use children as a weapon as the home secretary is doing is a shabby thing," he told the Today programme.
How did the shabby offices of the late 1700s, with their dim lights, coal-burning fireplaces and quill pens, evolve into the sleek, high-tech work environments that we know today?
So high, they were exiled to an office in a shabby shack called the Hut, where their debates would not disturb others.
But this one was smaller and shabbier than the rest.
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