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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
- /ˈʃæb.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shab-ee]
- /ˈʃæb i/
Definitions of shabby word
- adjective shabby impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 1
- adjective shabby 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 shabby wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance: a shabby person. 1
- adjective shabby run-down, seedy, or dilapidated: a shabby hotel. 1
- adjective shabby meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc.: shabby behavior. 1
- adjective shabby inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.: a shabby rendition of the sonata. 1
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Origin of shabby
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 Shabby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shabby 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".
shabby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shabby
adj shabby
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
- broken-down — A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
adjective shabby
- curer — A healer.
- degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
Antonyms for shabby
adj shabby
- bandbox — a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
- dapper — A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- doggy — a little dog or a puppy.
- dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes
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