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Meanings of
shabby
in inglés
Showing signs of wear and tear.
ratty
tatty
moth-eaten
Related terms
worn
Shabby.
Related terms
dishonorable
dishonourable
Usage of
shabby
in inglés
1
The violence has overwhelmed the
shabby
,
low-rise city and destroyed its economy.
2
The top picture shows a
shabby
town square in rural southern France.
3
This far south-west, the trees are still wearing their
shabby
summer leaves.
4
Musharraf, Khan argued, had begun yet another
shabby
chapter in Pakistan's history.
5
Her little feet in the
shabby
,
worn-out shoes scarcely touched the floor.
6
The library was spacious, the furniture in good taste but getting
shabby
.
7
I lived there for some time; and was very
shabby
and dirty.
8
For the rest, the furniture of the room was
shabby
and ugly.
9
The effect in that
shabby
little house was one of exhilarating congestion.
10
So there, in the
shabby
lodging-house, the little scheme was hatched out.
11
The two youngest made friends with me in their
shabby
little garden.
12
What a
shabby
way to seek the dissolution of the 29th Dáil.
13
They kept a
shabby
room in a nearby hotel for that purpose.
14
In the
shabby
main room of that dwelling, Andre-Louis halted him again.
15
She entered the
shabby
little sitting-room and sank into the nearest chair.
16
The story represents a feeble attempt to sanctify a morally
shabby
conquest.
Other examples for "shabby"
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About this term
shabby
Adjective
Frequent collocations
rather shabby
very shabby
too shabby
shabby clothes
so shabby
More collocations
Shabby
through the time
Shabby
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common