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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
- /ˈʃæb.i/
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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
Definitions of shabbiest word
- adjective shabbiest impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 1
- adjective shabbiest showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect: The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance, as if they had not been much in use of late. 1
- adjective shabbiest wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance: a shabby person. 1
- adjective shabbiest run-down, seedy, or dilapidated: a shabby hotel. 1
- adjective shabbiest meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc.: shabby behavior. 1
- adjective shabbiest inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.: a shabby rendition of the sonata. 1
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Origin of shabbiest
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; shab (Middle English; Old English sceabb scab) + -y1; cognate with German schäbig
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Parts of speech for Shabbiest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shabbiest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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