shabbiness (noun)

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• shabbiness — shabby ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• shabbiness — noun The property of being shabby. He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesnt matter …   Wiktionary

• shabbiness — noun see shabby …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shabbiness — noun 1. an unjust act • Syn: ↑injustice, ↑unfairness, ↑iniquity • Derivationally related forms: ↑shabby, ↑unfair (for: ↑unfairness) …   Useful english dictionary

• shabby — adjective (shabbier; est) Etymology: obsolete English shab a low fellow Date: 1669 1. clothed with worn or seedy garments < a shabby hobo > 2. a. threadbare and faded from wear < a shabby sofa > b. ill kept …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shabby — adjective (shabbier, shabbiest) 1》 worn out or dilapidated.     ↘dressed in old or worn clothes. 2》 mean and unfair. Derivatives shabbily adverb shabbiness noun Origin C17: from dialect shab scab (from a Gmc base meaning itch ) + y1 …   English new terms dictionary

• shabby — adjective 1 untidy and in a bad condition from being used for a long time: a shabby suit | shabby hotel rooms 2 wearing clothes that are old and worn: a shabby tramp 3 unfair and unkind: That s a shabby way to treat someone. | a shabby trick… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shabby — UK [ˈʃæbɪ] / US adjective Word forms shabby : adjective shabby comparative shabbier superlative shabbiest 1) a) old and in bad condition shabby clothes/furniture/buildings b) dressed in clothes that are old or in bad condition The children were… …   English dictionary

• shabby — /ˈʃæbi / (say shabee) adjective (shabbier, shabbiest) 1. having the appearance impaired by wear, use, etc.: shabby clothes. 2. wearing worn clothes; seedy. 3. making a poor appearance. 4. meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons,… …  

• shabbily — shabby ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• shabby — ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun …   English terms dictionary