English English Dictionary

shabby in English:

1. looking untidy and in bad condition

English word "shabby"(looking untidy and in bad condition) occurs in sets:

Units 10-14 Cambridge Objective Advanced

2. shabby

Get rid of those shabby clothes and buy something new.

In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.

The room was empty except for a shabby bed.

He is mixed up with something shabby.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

shabby clothes/furniture

He wore a shabby old overcoat.

She saw the shabby little house, but she didn't hurry by.

The hotel room where we stayed was shabby.

This costume is so shabby that 1'1/ have to throw it out.

He tried to apologize for his shabby treatment of her.

Ern slammed on the brakes and the Knight Bus skidded to a halt in front of a small and shabby-looking pub, the Leaky Cauldron

Some buildings here are old and bad condition - really shabby.

The second-hand sofa was a little shabby, but Nina thought she could refurbish it.

The small house had come to look shabby, though it was just as good as ever underneath.

3. not clear or honest

English word "shabby"(not clear or honest) occurs in sets:

Advanced English words that start with "S"

4. in poor condition because of long use or lack of care

English word "shabby"(in poor condition because of long use or lack of care) occurs in sets:

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5. run down

The battery has run down.

hit and injure sb with a vehicle/My dog was run down by a bus.

My father worked very hard last month and now he is run down.

She got run down outside school.

I’ll just run down the list and see if we’ve forgotten anything.

She feels run down after working so hard recently.

6. shabbily

shabbily dressed, shabbily treated

shabbily dressed man