shabby
/ˈʃæbi/
adjective
- Worn, faded, or in poor condition because of age or use.
- After years of rain and sun, the garden shed looked shabby and neglected.
- The shabby furniture in the waiting room had torn cushions and wobbly legs.
- He wore a shabby old jacket with holes in the elbows.
- Dressed in worn or untidy clothes.
- Even in his shabby clothes, he carried himself with dignity.
- She felt shabby next to her elegantly dressed friends.
- The shabby man on the bench asked for spare change.
- Unfair, unkind, or dishonorable in behavior or treatment.
- The company's shabby treatment of its customers led to many complaints.
- She received a shabby reward for all her hard work.
- It was shabby of him to take credit for her work.
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