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Meanings of
shabbiness
in English
Portuguese
injustiça
Catalan
iniquitat
Spanish
injusticia
Back to the meaning
An unjust act.
injustice
iniquity
unfairness
Portuguese
injustiça
A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
seediness
sleaziness
manginess
Synonyms
Examples for "
injustice
"
injustice
iniquity
unfairness
Examples for "
injustice
"
1
In this case, the rule of law was being used for
injustice
.
2
Ireland has a long and shameful record in terms of social
injustice
.
3
In a small way, I want to help put right that
injustice
.
4
The government is preparing to cement
injustice
and inequality in UK law.
5
A great
injustice
may be allowed thereby to enter into our system.
1
The world is not their
friend
;
-
the
iniquity
is too general and extensive.
2
Job said, 'They that plow
iniquity
and sow wickedness reap the same.'
3
No room here for tattletale liars and workers of
iniquity
,
say hallelujah.
4
I have hated and abhorred
iniquity
;
but I have loved thy law.
5
I thought you didn't set foot in dens of
iniquity
like this.
1
Of course, explicating the source of
unfairness
remains as slippery as ever.
2
Quite apart from its
unfairness
,
it helped create the virus of populism.
3
She wanted to rail and scream at the
unfairness
of the situation.
4
It's an illustration of how difficult righting past trade
unfairness
can be.
5
There is often much exaggeration, much
unfairness
,
much acrimony in their debates.
Usage of
shabbiness
in English
1
Vivienne A Bamboos can go from shining health to
shabbiness
in weeks.
2
The rest came decked out in borrowed finery, or in undisguised
shabbiness
.
3
But to Chilcote the
shabbiness
was restful, the subdued atmosphere a satisfaction.
4
There was none of the occasional
shabbiness
or dowdiness of Michigan Avenue.
5
He had had enough of that and its rotten carelessness and
shabbiness
.
6
It was not ancient, yet it looked old from
shabbiness
and neglect.
7
She assured Hahn that its
shabbiness
did not show from the front.
8
In spite of all her
shabbiness
the girl was pretty and fresh.
9
The directors can't understand such freedom, such language, such
shabbiness
,
such Bohemianism.
10
What have you to do with Holloway, and
shabbiness
,
and starving people?
11
The side street was her destiny; the side street and
shabbiness
.
12
My present
shabbiness
allowed me to bring this to you unmolested.
13
What immediately came to mind was an impression of general
shabbiness
.
14
The little shabby creature had in a moment dropped her
shabbiness
.
15
The
shabbiness
of the beggarly creature was a consolation to her.
16
I felt cold, and the
shabbiness
of Marie's room depressed me.
Other examples for "shabbiness"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
shabbiness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
extreme shabbiness
general shabbiness
own shabbiness
increase shabbiness
occasional shabbiness
More collocations
Translations for
shabbiness
Portuguese
injustiça
Catalan
iniquitat
injustícia
Spanish
injusticia
Shabbiness
through the time
Shabbiness
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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