Definition of shabby Shabby
/ʃæˈbi/ - [shabee] - shab•by
We found 10 definitions of shabby from 5 different sources.
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What does shabby mean?
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Adjectiveshabby, shabbier, shabbiest |
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| shabby - mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment" | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
| shabby - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" | ||
| moth-eaten, ratty, tatty | ||
| worn affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shabby (n.)
Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged. - shabby (n.)
Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. - shabby (n.)
Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shabby
shab′i,—adj. threadbare or worn, as clothes: having a look of poverty: mean in look or conduct: low: paltry.—adv. Shabb′ily.—n. Shabb′iness.—adj. Shabb′y-genteel′, keeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though really shabby. [An adj. formed from shab, an old by-form of scab—thus a doublet of scabby.]
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