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Definition shabby in American English

shabby adjective

adjective
/ˈʃæbi/
1

old and in bad condition

Example

shabby clothes/furniture/buildings

Synonyms and related words
aged ageing age-old beaten-up beat-up be done for
1.1

dressed in clothes that are old or in bad condition

Example

The children were all so shabby and hungry.

Example

Linda felt shabby standing next to Andrea in her fashionable clothes.

Synonyms and related words
skanky scruffy shabby
2

not fair, or not honest

Example

The shabby way she was treated shocked me.

Synonyms and related words
dishonest fraudulent unscrupulous unfair unjust unequal
3

of low quality

Example

He blasted the lawyers for submitting such shabby paperwork.

Example

a store selling shabby goods

Synonyms and related words
bad poor second-rate
Definition shabby in American English