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shabby |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.] [See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.] 1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean ragged. Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay. 2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. ``The dean was so shabby.'' --Swift. 3. Mean paltry; despicable; as shabby treatment. ``Very shabby fellows.'' --Clarendon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shabby adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {tatty}] 2: mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment"
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