Shabbier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.]
     [See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.]
     1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
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              Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay.


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     2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. "The
        dean was so shabby." --Swift.
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     3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. "Very
        shabby fellows." --Clarendon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shabby
       adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
              "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows
              and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {tatty}]
       2: mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment"
       [also: {shabbiest}, {shabbier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shabbier
       See {shabby}