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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10226 COCA: 10996

shabby

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shabby /ˈʃæbi/ adjective
shabbier; shabbiest
shabby
/ˈʃæbi/
adjective
shabbier; shabbiest
Learner's definition of SHABBY
[also more shabby; most shabby]
: in poor condition especially because of age or use破旧的;破败的;破烂的
: dressed in clothes that are old and worn衣衫褴褛的;衣服破旧的
informal : not fair, generous, or reasonable不公平的;吝啬的;不合情理的

not (too) shabby

informal
: fairly good or quite good很好;不错

— shabbily

/ˈʃæbəli/ adverb

— shabbiness

/ˈʃæbinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10226 COCA: 10996

shabby

adjective

shab·​by ˈsha-bē How to pronounce shabby (audio)
shabbier; shabbiest
1
: clothed with worn or seedy garments
a shabby hobo
2
a
: threadbare and faded from wear
a shabby sofa
b
: ill-kept : dilapidated
a shabby neighborhood
3
a
: mean, despicable, contemptible
must feel shabby … because of his compromises Nat Hentoff
b
: ungenerous, unfair
laments the shabby way in which this country often treated a poet Paul Engle
c
: inferior in quality
shabby reasoning
shabbily adverb
shabbiness noun

Example Sentences

The furniture was old and shabby. He wore a shabby coat. Her first apartment was pretty shabby. They complained about the shabby treatment they received at the hotel. Backing out of the deal was a shabby thing to do.
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Word History

Etymology

obsolete English shab a low fellow

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shabby was in 1669
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10226 COCA: 10996

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