shabby

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃæb.i/

Adjective

shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

1. Torn or worn; unkempt.

   They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.

2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.

   The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far.

3. Mean; paltry; despicable.

   shabby treatment

Translations

• French: râpé, usé, élimé, miteux
• German: schäbig
• Italian: logoro
• Portuguese: estropiado, esfarrapado, esbodegado
• Russian: убо́гий
• Spanish: raído, astroso, zarrapastroso, cutre

Translations

• German: schäbig
• Portuguese: esfarrapado
• Russian: поно́шенный
• Spanish: harapiento, andrajoso, desarrapado, desharrapado, zarrapastroso

Translations

• French: minable
• German: schäbig
• Italian: meschino
• Portuguese: tosco (slang)

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