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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈʃæbi/
shabby means: Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.
adjective
Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.
- He wore a shabby coat.
- Her shabby shoes had holes in them.
- The suit looked shabby after years of use.
Worn, untidy, or in poor condition because of age or lack of care.
- The hotel was rather shabby.
- They replaced the shabby carpet in the hall.
- Even his best clothes looked shabby.
Wearing old, worn, or untidy clothes.
- The visitor looked shabby.
- A shabby man waited outside the station.
- She felt shabby beside the smartly dressed guests.
Unfair, unkind, or unwilling to give what someone deserves.
- That was a shabby trick.
- She complained about the company’s shabby treatment of staff.
- His shabby payment barely covered their travel costs.
Questions about shabby
What does shabby mean?
Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.
What is shabby in other languages?
Türkçe: eski püskü · Español: raído · Français: usé · Deutsch: abgetragen · Italiano: logoro · 日本語: くたびれた
How do you pronounce shabby?
It is pronounced /ˈʃæbi/.
How do you use shabby in a sentence?
He wore a shabby coat. Her shabby shoes had holes in them.
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