shabby

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.

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

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shabbi·ly adv.

shabbi·ness n.

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shabby

Adjective

[-bier, -biest]

1. old and worn in appearance

2. wearing worn and dirty clothes

3. behaving in a mean or unfair way: shabby manoeuvres [Old English sceabb scab]

shabbily adv
shabbiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shabby - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" moth-eaten, tatty, ratty 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"

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shabby

adjective 1. tatty, worn, ragged, scruffy, faded, frayed, worn-out, tattered, threadbare, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days << OPPOSITE smart

adjective 2. rundown, seedy, mean, neglected, dilapidated

adjective 3. mean, low, rotten (informal) cheap, dirty, shameful, low-down (informal) shoddy, unworthy, despicable, contemptible, scurvy, dishonourable, ignoble, ungentlemanly << OPPOSITE fair

Translations

shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj [person] → desharrapado; [clothes] → raído, gastado

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shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj → miteux/euse; [behaviour] → mesquin(e) → méprisable

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shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj → schäbig

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shabby [ˈʃæbɪ] adj → trasandato/a; [building] → squallido/a, malandato/a; [behaviour] → meschino/a

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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 닳아 해진 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 破旧的

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 衣衫褴褛的

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 천한, 비열한 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 卑鄙的，低劣的

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 卑鄙地

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 卑鄙