Shabby has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
showing signs of wear and tear
"a ratty old overcoat"
"shabby furniture"
"an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
2
mean and unworthy and despicable
"shabby treatment"
3
Torn or worn; unkempt.
"The old dog's shabby coat was matted and torn from months of wandering in the rain."
Example Sentences
"a ratty old overcoat"
adjective
"shabby furniture"
adjective
"an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
adjective
"shabby treatment"
adjective
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