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- Dictionaryshabby/ˈʃabi/
adjective
- 1. in poor condition through long use or lack of care: "a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of behaviour) mean and unfair: "Snooping, was he? That's a shabby trick" Similar Opposite
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not honourable or fair; unacceptable: She spoke out about the shabby way the case had been handled. The company's treatment of women was shabby.
The meaning of SHABBY is clothed with worn or seedy garments. How to use shabby in a sentence.
Shabby definition: impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn. See examples of SHABBY used in a sentence.
not honorable or fair; unacceptable: She spoke out about the shabby way the case had been handled. The company's treatment of women was shabby.
(of a person) badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot synonym scruffy. The man was shabby and unkempt. I suddenly felt rather shabby and uncomfortable. (of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable synonym shoddy. She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him. a shabby affair. It was a shabby way to treat visitors.
The adjective shabby describes something that is threadbare or worn out. Your last apartment was clean, but the furniture and carpets were so shabby that you were embarrassed to invite your friends over. The adjective shabby also describes a manner of acting that is mean or contemptible.
1. adjective. Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition. His clothes were old and shabby. He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room. ...one of the shabbiest and poorest areas of London. Synonyms: tatty [British], worn, ragged, scruffy More Synonyms of shabby. shabbily (ʃæbɪli ) graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
1. a. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture. b. Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy: a shabby little park. 2. Wearing threadbare clothing. 3. a. Despicable; mean: a shabby trick. b. Not generous or just; unfair: shabby treatment. c. Of mediocre or substandard quality.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · (of a person) Wearing ragged, very worn, or dirty clothing . The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far. Mean; despicable . shabby treatment. Poor; showing little effort or talent. His painting is not too shabby. Derived terms. [ edit] shabby-genteel. shabby chic. Translations. [ edit] ± torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.
