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shabby

/ˈʃæbi/

Translations

shabbyadjective

shabbier

Comp.

shabbiest

Super.

/ˈʃæbi/

потрёпанный

He wore a shabby coat that had seen better days.

Он носил потрёпанное пальто, которое видело лучшие дни.

обшарпанный

The old house looked quite shabby from the outside.

Старый дом выглядел довольно обшарпанным снаружи.

убогий

The shabby room was in desperate need of renovation.

Убогая комната отчаянно нуждалась в ремонте.

Additional translations

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Antonyms

shabbyverb

shabbied

Past Simple

shabbied

Past Participle

shabbying

Gerund

/ˈʃæb.i/

Archaic and rare: transitive use meaning 'to make or become shabby; wear out or mar'

Synonyms

run down

wear out

fray

Definitions

shabbyadjective

In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

The once elegant sofa now looked shabby and worn out.

Dressed in worn-out or scruffy clothes.

He appeared at the meeting in a shabby suit that had seen better days.

Mean and unfair.

It was a shabby trick to play on someone who trusted you.

Of poor or inferior quality or performance.

They delivered a shabby presentation that failed to impress the audience.

shabbyverb

To make shabby; to wear out or mar through hard use or neglect.

The curtains had been shabbied by years of harsh sunlight.