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单词 shabbily
释义

shabby

adjective

shab·​by ˈsha-bē How to pronounce shabby (audio)
shabbier; shabbiest
1
: clothed with worn or seedy garments
a shabby hobo
2
a
: threadbare and faded from wear
a shabby sofa
b
: ill-kept : dilapidated
a shabby neighborhood
3
a
: mean, despicable, contemptible
must feel shabby … because of his compromises Nat Hentoff
b
: ungenerous, unfair
laments the shabby way in which this country often treated a poet Paul Engle
c
: inferior in quality
shabby reasoning
shabbily
ˈsha-bə-lē How to pronounce shabby (audio)
adverb
shabbiness
ˈsha-bē-nəs How to pronounce shabby (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • beat-up
  • bombed-out
  • dilapidated
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-the-heels
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • dumpy
  • grungy
  • mangy
  • mean
  • miserable
  • moth-eaten
  • neglected
  • ratty
  • run-down
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • seedy
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tumbledown
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Example Sentences

The furniture was old and shabby. He wore a shabby coat. Her first apartment was pretty shabby. They complained about the shabby treatment they received at the hotel. Backing out of the deal was a shabby thing to do.
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Word History

Etymology

obsolete English shab a low fellow

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shabby

adjective

shab·​by ˈsha-bē How to pronounce shabby (audio)
shabbier; shabbiest
1
: faded and worn from use or wear
shabby clothes
2
: in poor condition : dilapidated
a shabby house
3
: dressed in worn clothes
4
: not fair or generous
We received shabby treatment.

shabbily

adverb

as in untidily

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • untidily
  • nastily
  • foully
  • messily
  • dirtily
  • sleazily
  • filthily
  • sloppily
  • grubbily
  • slovenly
  • slatternly
  • chaotically
  • dingily
  • dowdily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smartly
  • sharply
  • neatly
  • smart
  • orderly
  • tidily
  • nattily
  • fashionably
  • carefully
  • immaculately
  • fastidiously
  • meticulously
  • cleanly
  • modishly
  • spotlessly
  • sprucely
  • fussily
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