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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
- /ˈʃæb.i/
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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
Definitions of shabbily word
- adjective shabbily impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 1
- adjective shabbily 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 shabbily wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance: a shabby person. 1
- adjective shabbily run-down, seedy, or dilapidated: a shabby hotel. 1
- adjective shabbily meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc.: shabby behavior. 1
- adjective shabbily inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.: a shabby rendition of the sonata. 1
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Origin of shabbily
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 Shabbily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shabbily 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.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shabbily usage trend in Literature
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adv shabbily
- advantageously — providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial: an advantageous position; an advantageous treaty.
- at a discount — below the regular price
- cheaply — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- defectively — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
adverb shabbily
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- dingily — In a dingy manner.
- ignobly — of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
Antonyms for shabbily
adverb shabbily
- nattily — neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce: a natty white uniform.
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