as in untidily
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Recent Examples of shabbily
Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shabbily
Adverb
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My exterior gender and interior one were out of alignment, and every attempt to sync them—with corresponding clothes, a rich fantasy life, and standing up over the toilet bowl to pee, messily—ultimately failed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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In 2012, Dunham skyrocketed to fame with the creation of Girls, her show about four young millennials messily navigating life in Brooklyn.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Of course, there’s a delicate balance between making quick decisions and playing chaotically.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Wedgewood also plays a little chaotically.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Shabbily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shabbily. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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