26984 words

shabby

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for:

Examples:

He wore a shabby old overcoat.
Her home is a rented one-bedroom apartment in a shabby part of town.
The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry.
2
not honourable or fair; unacceptable:

Examples:

She spoke out about the shabby way the case had been handled.
The company's treatment of women was shabby.
3
looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care:

Examples:

The man wore a long, shabby coat.
We parked near Bobby’s shabby trailer.
4

Examples:

Her salary is $305,000 this year – not too shabby (= very generous).

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