shabby
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʃæb.i/
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- Rhymes: -æbi
[edit] Adjective
shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)
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- Torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.
- They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.
- Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
- The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far.
- Mean; paltry; despicable.
- shabby treatment
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[edit] Translations
Torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged
Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments
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Mean; paltry; despicable
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- Dutch: zwak
