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shabby

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shab·by  (shb)
adj. shab·bi·er, shab·bi·est
1.
a. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture.
b. Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy: a shabby little park.
2. Wearing threadbare clothing.
3.
a. Despicable; mean: a shabby trick.
b. Not generous or just; unfair: shabby treatment.
c. Of mediocre or substandard quality: a shabby performance.

[From obsolete shab, scab, from Middle English schab, from Old English sceabb.]

shabbi·ly adv.
shabbi·ness n.

shabby [ˈʃæbɪ]
adj -bier, -biest
1. threadbare or dilapidated in appearance
2. wearing worn and dirty clothes; seedy
3. mean, despicable, or unworthy shabby treatment
4. dirty or squalid
[from Old English sceabb scab + -y1]
shabbily  adv
shabbiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shabby - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
2.shabby - mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment"
dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

shabby
adjective
1. tatty, worn, ragged, scruffy, faded, frayed, worn-out, tattered, threadbare, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days His clothes were old and shabby.
tatty smart, neat, well-dressed, handsome, well-to-do, well-kept, in mint condition, new, well-kempt
2. run-down, tatty, seedy, mean, neglected, scruffy, squalid, ramshackle, dilapidated, grotty (informal), tumbledown, insalubrious a rather shabby Naples hotel
3. mean, low, rotten (informal), cheap, dirty, shameful, low-down (informal), shoddy, unworthy, despicable, contemptible, scurvy, dishonourable, ignoble, ungentlemanly It was hard to know why the man deserved such shabby treatment.
mean fair, generous, worthy, honourable, praiseworthy
Translations
shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] ADJ (shabbier (compar) (shabbiest (superl)))
1. [building] → desvencijado; [clothes] → andrajoso (also shabby-looking) [person] → andrajoso, desaliñado
2. [treatment] → injusto, vil; [behaviour] → poco honrado; [excuse] → poco convincente
a shabby trickuna mala jugada

shabby [ˈʃæbi] adj
(= scruffy) [clothes, furniture] → miteux/euse
(= bad) [behaviour] → moche
What a shabby way to treat your friends! → C'est moche de traiter tes amis comme tu le fais!

shabby
adj (+er) (lit, fig)schäbig; they were shabby-genteelsie gehörten zur verarmten Oberschicht; that was a shabby trick!das war ein schäbiger or mieser Trick!

shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (building) → malandato/a, squallido/a; (clothes) → sciatto/a; (person) (also shabby-looking) → trasandato/a; (behaviour) → meschino/a
a shabby trick → un tiro mancino
shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (building) → malandato/a, squallido/a; (clothes) → sciatto/a; (person) (also shabby-looking) → trasandato/a; (behaviour) → meschino/a
a shabby trick → un tiro mancino

shabby
adj shabby [ˈʃӕbi]
1 looking old and worn shabby curtains; shabby clothes. slordig رَث، بالٍ износен chatrný luvslidt schäbig παλιός, φθαρμένος gastado, raído, desarrapado närune كهنه؛ژنده nuhruinen usé בָּלוּי फटा-पुराना otrcan, bijedan kopott usang snjáður, þvældur logoro みすぼらしい 낡은 apšepęs, nuskuręs apvalkāts; noplucis buruk sjofel loslitt, medtatt nędzny, wytarty surrado uzat потёртый, ветхий obnosený, ošúchaný, chatrný ponošen, oguljen otrcan sjabbig, sjaskig โกโรโกโส eski püskü 破舊的 ношений; потертий پرانا اور گھسا پٹا mòn, sờn, hư hỏng
2 wearing old or dirty clothes a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now. verflenterd يَرْتَدي ثِيابا بالِيَه дрипав ošuntělý forhutlet schäbig κουρελιάρης, κουρελιάρικος, βρόμικος mal vestido, pobremente vestido kaltsus ژنده پوش resuinen miteux מְרוּפָּט जीर्ण-शीर्ण otrcano, pohabano odjeven rongyos berpakaian buruk druslulegur, illa til fara trasandato ぼろを着た 누더기를 걸친 apšepęs nolaidies; apskrandis selekeh sjofel fillet, forkommen obdarty maltrapilho jalnic одетый в лохмотья, потрёпанный ošúchaný, úbohý zanemarjen otrcan sjabbig, sjaskig แต่งตัวปอน ๆ kılıksız 衣衫襤褸的 обшарпаний; занедбаний پرانے اور میلے کچیلے کپڑوں میں ăn mặc xoàng xĩnh 褴褛的
3 (of behaviour) unworthy or mean That was a shabby thing to do. slegte, nare دَنيء، خَسيس подло ničemný tarvelig schäbig μικροπρεπής mezquino alatu پست halpamainen mesquin שָׁפָל नीच loš, nelijep postupak aljas buruk skammarlegur meschino 卑しい 비천한 niekingas, žemas nekrietns; zemisks tidak patut gemeen simpel, sjofel nikczemny, podły indigno meschin низкий, подлый mizerný, úbohý nizkoten nečasan lumpen, tarvlig เลวทราม bayağı 卑鄙的,低劣的 негідний, підлий قابل مذمت، شرمناک đê tiện
adv shabbily
verflenter بِدناءَه، بِخِسَّه، بصورَةٍ رَثَّه подло chatrně, mizerně tarveligt schäbig άθλια en harapos näruselt بطرزي بيشرمانه nuhruisesti, halpamaisesti pauvrement; mesquinement בְנבזוּת जीर्णता से, तुच्छता से, छुद्रता से otrcano, bijedno kopottan, rongyosan secara buruk druslulega; skammarlega miseramente みすぼらしく 비열하게 skurdžiai nabadzīgi; netīrīgi dengan cara yang tidak patut sjofel, gemeen fattigslig, i filler nędznie, podle pobremente sărăcăcios; meschin бедно, убого mizerne, úboho oguljeno otrcano sjabbigt อย่างโกโรโกโส kılıksız bir hâlde 卑鄙地 обшарпано; підло بھدے پن سے đáng khinh, mòn
n shabbiness
verflenterheid دَناءَه، خِسَّه، إرتِداء الثِّياب البالِيَه дрипавост chatrnost, podlost tarvelighed die Schäbigkeit αθλιότητα pobreza närusus بي نظمي nuhruisuus aspect minable; mesquinerie נִבזוּת जीर्णता, तुच्छता otrcanost, pohabanost kopottság, rongyosság keburukan tötralegt útlit; skömm trasandatezza みすぼらしさ 비열함 skurdas, skurdumas nabadzīgums; netīrība tidak patut sjofelheid, gemeenheid medtatt/loslitt tilstand nędzny stan, podłość pobreza aspect sărăcăcios; mes­chinărie бедность, убожество opotrebovanosť oguljenost otrcanost sjabbighet ความโกโรโกโส kılıksızlık 卑鄙 занедбаність; убогість بھدا پن sự đáng khinh, sự mòn

shabby بالٍ zanedbaný luvslidt schäbig φθαρμένος gastado nuhruinen défraîchi otrcan logoro みすぼらしい 초라한 versleten sjasket wytarty esfarrapado, surrado убогий sjabbig มองดูเก่า eski püskü tiều tụy 破旧的


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I should be very silly,' said he, 'if I went to that shabby house, and left this charming place'; so he went into the smart house, and ate and drank at his ease, and forgot the bird, and his country too.
It was a tall, shabby building, that cannot have been painted for years, and it had so bedraggled an air that the houses on each side of it looked neat and clean.
Sixteen years being bullied by nurses and schoolmasters at their own sweet will; five in London grinding hard at medicine, bad food, shabby lodgings, shabby clothes, shabby vice, a blunder,-- I didn't know any better,--and hustled off to this beastly island.
 
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