shabby

adjective

/ˈʃæbi/

(comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

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(of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot synonym scruffy
- The outside of the house was beginning to look shabby.
- She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.
(of a person) badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot synonym scruffy
- The old man was shabby and unkempt.
- I suddenly felt rather shabby and uncomfortable.
(of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable synonym shoddy
- She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
- a shabby affair
- It was a shabby way to treat visitors.
(informal) not very good
- The contractors did a shabby job of building the extension.
- Roberts has scored eight goals so far this season. Not too shabby (= very good) for a player who only joined the team this year.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from dialect shab ‘scab’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch’) + -y.

单词	shabby
释义	shabby adjective /ˈʃæbi/ /ˈʃæbi/ (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest) jump to other results (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot synonym scruffy The outside of the house was beginning to look shabby. She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt. (of a person) badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot synonym scruffy The old man was shabby and unkempt. I suddenly felt rather shabby and uncomfortable. (of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable synonym shoddy She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him. a shabby affair It was a shabby way to treat visitors. (informal) not very good The contractors did a shabby job of building the extension. Roberts has scored eight goals so far this season. Not too shabby (= very good) for a player who only joined the team this year. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from dialect shab ‘scab’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch’) + -y.
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