shabby
adjective (BAD CONDITION) /ˈʃæb.i/Definition
C1 looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for: He wore a shabby old overcoat. Her home is a rented one-bedroom flat in a shabby part of town. The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry.In bad condition shabbily /-ɪ.li/ adverb › shabbily dressed The hostages were shabbily treated when they came home.DishonestIn bad condition shabbiness /-nəs/ noun [U] In bad condition
(Definition of shabby adjective (BAD CONDITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shabby adjective (NOT FAIR)
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Synonyms and related words:
- battered adjective (HIT)
- beat up adjective
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- broken-down adjective
- burton noun
- Dickensian adjective
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