shabby-genteel

[ shab-ee-jen-teel ]

/ ˈʃæb i dʒɛnˈtil /

adjective

trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.

Origin of shabby-genteel

First recorded in 1745–55

OTHER WORDS FROM shabby-genteel

shab·by-gen·til·i·ty

[shab-ee-jen-til-i-tee], /ˈʃæb i dʒɛnˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby shabby-genteel

shabash, Shabbas, Shabbas goy, Shabbat, shabby, shabby-genteel, Shabelle, Shabuoth, shabu-shabu, Shacharis, Shacharith

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Example sentences from the Web for shabby-genteel

Starvation, shabby-genteel rags, beatings, and full-flavored curses were her daily portion.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
The cars hummed smoothly through the broad streets, past the shabby-genteel apartment neighborhood.
Instant of Decision|Gordon Randall Garrett
Here were crowded together seamen and landsmen, pickpockets, the refuse of the streets, and shabby-genteel gentlemen.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank
The speaker was an elderly man of shabby-genteel appearance and polite address.
Blue Lights|R.M. Ballantyne

Such objects, with few exceptions, are shabby-genteel people.
Sketches by Boz|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for shabby-genteel

shabby-genteel

adjective

preserving or aspiring to the forms and manners of gentility despite appearing shabby

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单词	shabby-genteel
释义	shabby-genteel [ shab-ee-jen-teel ] / ˈʃæb i dʒɛnˈtil / adjective trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness. Origin of shabby-genteel First recorded in 1745–55 OTHER WORDS FROM shabby-genteel shab·by-gen·til·i·ty [shab-ee-jen-til-i-tee], /ˈʃæb i dʒɛnˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby shabby-genteel shabash, Shabbas, Shabbas goy, Shabbat, shabby, shabby-genteel, Shabelle, Shabuoth, shabu-shabu, Shacharis, Shacharith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shabby-genteel Starvation, shabby-genteel rags, beatings, and full-flavored curses were her daily portion. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune The cars hummed smoothly through the broad streets, past the shabby-genteel apartment neighborhood. Instant of Decision\|Gordon Randall Garrett Here were crowded together seamen and landsmen, pickpockets, the refuse of the streets, and shabby-genteel gentlemen. George Cruikshank's Omnibus\|George Cruikshank The speaker was an elderly man of shabby-genteel appearance and polite address. Blue Lights\|R.M. Ballantyne Such objects, with few exceptions, are shabby-genteel people. Sketches by Boz\|Charles Dickens British Dictionary definitions for shabby-genteel shabby-genteel adjective preserving or aspiring to the forms and manners of gentility despite appearing shabby Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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