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Pronunciation : Shab"by
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Shab, n., Scabby, and Scab.]
Definition : 1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged. Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. Macaulay.
2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. "The dean was so shabby." Swift.
3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. "Very shabby fellows." Clarendon.
[Compar. Shabbier; superl. Shabbiest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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