| Pronunciation: | | 'shabee
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| Matching Terms: | | shabbed, shabbethai, shabbily, shabbiness, shabble, shabby-genteel
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- [adj] mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment"
- [adj] showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
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| | Synonyms: | | dishonorable, dishonourable, moth-eaten, ratty, tatty, worn |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.]
[See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.]
1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay.
2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. ``The
dean was so shabby.'' --Swift.
3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. ``Very
shabby fellows.'' --Clarendon.
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