Shabby
adjective
Looking old and worn out because of overuse or neglect.
He was wearing a shabby old coat.
Often appears as...
- shabby clothes
- shabby furniture
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Disapproving
adjective
Poor quality or standard.
The landlord was criticized for his shabby treatment of tenants.
Often appears as...
- shabby treatment
- shabby work
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Disapproving
adjective
Unfair, or without honor or integrity.
It was a shockingly shabby trick to play on a friend.
Often appears as...
- shabby trick
- shabby behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Looking old and worn out because of overuse or neglect.
He was wearing a shabby old coat.
Often appears as...
- shabby clothes
- shabby furniture
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Poor quality or standard.
The landlord was criticized for his shabby treatment of tenants.
Often appears as...
- shabby treatment
- shabby work
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Unfair, or without honor or integrity.
It was a shockingly shabby trick to play on a friend.
Often appears as...
- shabby trick
- shabby behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Use 'shabby' to describe objects that look battered due to age or neglect, hinting at a poor state.
The shabby teddy bear had lost one eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Shabby' can have a vintage charm in some contexts, implying treasured but worn possessions.
She loved the shabby chic decor of the cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Status
Describing someone as 'shabby' may unintentionally suggest they have financial difficulties.
His shabby attire made people assume he was unemployed.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Use 'shabby' to describe objects that look battered due to age or neglect, hinting at a poor state.
The shabby teddy bear had lost one eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Shabby' can have a vintage charm in some contexts, implying treasured but worn possessions.
She loved the shabby chic decor of the cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Status
Describing someone as 'shabby' may unintentionally suggest they have financial difficulties.
His shabby attire made people assume he was unemployed.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Condition
Use 'shabby' to describe objects that look battered due to age or neglect, hinting at a poor state.
The shabby teddy bear had lost one eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Shabby' can have a vintage charm in some contexts, implying treasured but worn possessions.
She loved the shabby chic decor of the cafe.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Status
Describing someone as 'shabby' may unintentionally suggest they have financial difficulties.
His shabby attire made people assume he was unemployed.
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Rory Sutherland:...
was trying to be a portal. Yes, there's a search function, but you also have weather, sports scores, bits of news. Google understood that if you're just a search engine, people assume you're a very, very good search engine. All of you know this, actually, from when you go in to buy a television, and in the shabbier end of the row of flat-screen TVs,
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Perspective is...
or less was trying to be a portal yes there's a search function but you also have weather sports scores bits of news Google understood that if you're just a search engine people assume you're a very very good search engine all of you know this actually from when you go in to buy a television and in the shabbier
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What will future jobs...
where we're going to have glittering technologies embedded in kind of a shabby society and supported by an economy that generates inequality instead of opportunity. But I actually don't think that's what we're going to do. I think we're going to do something a lot better for one very straightforward
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Early forensics and...
Nevertheless, you're going to go into this building, you're going to walk down this hall, you're going to go through the door, and you're going to find yourself in a very shabby apartment. The floors are splintered, the walls are peeling,
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Welcome to Washington PIPE...
surprised that I can get as close as this the you know for general public I know that the President and mrs. Obama are kind of really bummed that they're not getting to meet with me I was just too busy today not a shabby place it may
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
Nicola wants to see a picture as I said there weren't the best pictures I haven't even looked at all of them yet but because it's just the worst time of the day that one's not too shabby and that was just after it took off right I
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Rory Bremner's one-man...
That one's gone as well. And today is Emmanuel's day, I think we've agreed that, already, haven't we? Emmanuel? Absolutely. I was planning on finishing on a dance So, that's going to look pretty shabby now.
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
access really crappy sanitation the toilet that Hannah's family used the only one in her neighborhood was a shabby and unhygenic pit at night when it wasn't safe to venture out even to
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Why should you read...
A shabby man named Estragon, sits near a tree at dusk and struggles to remove his boot. He’s soon joined by his friend Vladimir, who reminds his anxious companion that
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Drug Vest PIPE National...
I was taken to a really shabby sort of area and just put in what they would call a hostile it was dingy there was a
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Rory Sutherland:...
was trying to be a portal. Yes, there's a search function, but you also have weather, sports scores, bits of news. Google understood that if you're just a search engine, people assume you're a very, very good search engine. All of you know this, actually, from when you go in to buy a television, and in the shabbier end of the row of flat-screen TVs,
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Perspective is...
or less was trying to be a portal yes there's a search function but you also have weather sports scores bits of news Google understood that if you're just a search engine people assume you're a very very good search engine all of you know this actually from when you go in to buy a television and in the shabbier
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What will future jobs...
where we're going to have glittering technologies embedded in kind of a shabby society and supported by an economy that generates inequality instead of opportunity. But I actually don't think that's what we're going to do. I think we're going to do something a lot better for one very straightforward
Video examples
Early forensics and...
Nevertheless, you're going to go into this building, you're going to walk down this hall, you're going to go through the door, and you're going to find yourself in a very shabby apartment. The floors are splintered, the walls are peeling,
Video examples
Welcome to Washington PIPE...
surprised that I can get as close as this the you know for general public I know that the President and mrs. Obama are kind of really bummed that they're not getting to meet with me I was just too busy today not a shabby place it may
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
Nicola wants to see a picture as I said there weren't the best pictures I haven't even looked at all of them yet but because it's just the worst time of the day that one's not too shabby and that was just after it took off right I
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Rory Bremner's one-man...
That one's gone as well. And today is Emmanuel's day, I think we've agreed that, already, haven't we? Emmanuel? Absolutely. I was planning on finishing on a dance So, that's going to look pretty shabby now.
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
access really crappy sanitation the toilet that Hannah's family used the only one in her neighborhood was a shabby and unhygenic pit at night when it wasn't safe to venture out even to
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Why should you read...
A shabby man named Estragon, sits near a tree at dusk and struggles to remove his boot. He’s soon joined by his friend Vladimir, who reminds his anxious companion that
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Drug Vest PIPE National...
I was taken to a really shabby sort of area and just put in what they would call a hostile it was dingy there was a
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Bradley Walsh
English Actor
The 'Law & Order' audition was so last-minute. I was already in a shabby suit, the journey was a complete disaster, my train stopped early, it was raining, and I had to show the cabbie the way... I rushed in apologising, gave this terrible reading, and ended up telling my whole journey to them. I must have bored them to tears.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
I read Gide's 'The Immoralist' over and over as a teenager. I was obsessed with it. It's written with such simplicity and dread, and the desert, the shabby colonial world, is brought right into your consciousness without being over-explained.
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Jason Bonham
English Musician
As far as being a drummer, to me it's a positive that he's my father. To be mentioned alongside him... I mean, you Google his name and mine comes up, too - wow! Not too shabby.
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Jay Pharoah
American Actor
Comedy did a lot of things for me. I mean, 'SNL'? Not too bad. Not too shabby with this comedy thing. I have really worked on my comedy and really upped it some notches.
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W. H. Auden
English Poet
When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.
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Willa Cather
American Author
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.
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Maria Callas
Greek Musician
To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way.
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
I'm not on chef level, but I'd make a good line cook. That's not too shabby.
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Phil Collins
English Musician
We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
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Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I'm a shabby dresser.
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Bradley Walsh
English Actor
The 'Law & Order' audition was so last-minute. I was already in a shabby suit, the journey was a complete disaster, my train stopped early, it was raining, and I had to show the cabbie the way... I rushed in apologising, gave this terrible reading, and ended up telling my whole journey to them. I must have bored them to tears.
Quote examples
Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
I read Gide's 'The Immoralist' over and over as a teenager. I was obsessed with it. It's written with such simplicity and dread, and the desert, the shabby colonial world, is brought right into your consciousness without being over-explained.
Quote examples
Jason Bonham
English Musician
As far as being a drummer, to me it's a positive that he's my father. To be mentioned alongside him... I mean, you Google his name and mine comes up, too - wow! Not too shabby.
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Jay Pharoah
American Actor
Comedy did a lot of things for me. I mean, 'SNL'? Not too bad. Not too shabby with this comedy thing. I have really worked on my comedy and really upped it some notches.
Quote examples
W. H. Auden
English Poet
When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.
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Willa Cather
American Author
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.
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Maria Callas
Greek Musician
To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way.
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
I'm not on chef level, but I'd make a good line cook. That's not too shabby.
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Phil Collins
English Musician
We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
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Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I'm a shabby dresser.
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