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Definition of 'shabby'English
Adjective
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Torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.
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- They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.
Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
- The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far.
Mean; paltry; despicable.
- shabby treatment
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