Definition of shabby
shabbier
;shabbiest
1 : clothed with worn or seedy garments a shabby hobo
2a : threadbare and faded from wear a shabby sofab : ill-kept : dilapidated a shabby neighborhood
3a : mean, despicable, contemptible must feel shabby … because of his compromises — Nat Hentoffb : ungenerous, unfair laments the shabby way in which this country often treated a poet — Paul Englec : inferior in quality shabby reasoning
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Examples of shabby in a Sentence
The furniture was old and shabby.
He wore a shabby coat.
Her first apartment was pretty shabby.
They complained about the shabby treatment they received at the hotel.
Backing out of the deal was a shabby thing to do.
Recent Examples of shabby from the Web
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Uniqlo is home to plenty of cheap cashmere, but their summer offerings aren’t too shabby either.
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But if shabby chic is your domestic bliss, $20 gets you in the door an hour early (9 a.m.) for first pick on Saturday and a return trip on Sunday.
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That's not too shabby for a music fest that draws around 60,000 to the three-day show at Waterfront Park.
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Founded by Pascual's parents in 1982, the company is housed in a 5,500 square meter building at the end of a shabby road.
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Not too shabby for a ceremony already set in a total tropical paradise.
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Another amazing evening is ahead, and tomorrow won’t be too shabby either.
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Not too shabby for a kid who had to sign a temporary contract with the Falmouth Commodores, one of 10 teams in the Cape.
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That number is down to 250 in Tuanjie, a shabby village of 3,000 people that is surrounded by terraced corn fields and green mountains in southwestern China.
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Origin and Etymology of shabby
obsolete English shab a low fellow
SHABBY Defined for English Language Learners
shabby
playDefinition of shabby for English Language Learners
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: in poor condition especially because of age or use
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: dressed in clothes that are old and worn
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: not fair, generous, or reasonable
SHABBY Defined for Kids
shabby
playDefinition of shabby for Students
shabbier
;shabbiest
1 : faded and worn from use or wear shabby clothes
2 : in poor condition : dilapidated a shabby house
3 : dressed in worn clothes
4 : not fair or generous We received shabby treatment.
shabbily
\ˈsha-bə-lē\ adverb shabbily dressedshabbiness
\ˈsha-bē-nəs\ nounLearn More about shabby
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