ˈshabbyish,a. [-ish.] Somewhat shabby. 1830Carlyle Let. 21 Aug. in Froude Life (1882) II. 120 A cold-hearted, shabbyish, dandy parson.1864Burton Scot Abr. I. i. 25 The advancement of one of his brothers from the shabbyish bishopric of Poitiers to the brilliant see of Paris.