shabby
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Synonyms: slabby, stabby, scabby, swabby, sabby, shabba, snabby
Antonyms: slabby, stabby, scabby, swabby, sabby, shabba, snabby
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Adjective
- {{senseid|en|in poor condition}} Of [[clothing#Noun|clothing]], a [[place#Noun|place]], etc.: [[unkempt]] and [[worn#Adjective|worn]] or otherwise in [[poor#Adjective|poor]] [[condition#Noun|condition]] due to [[age#Noun|age]] or [[neglect#Noun|neglect]]; [[scruffy]].
- Of a [[person#Noun|person]]: [[wear#Verb|wearing]] [[ragged#Adjective|ragged]] or very worn, and often [[dirty#Adjective|dirty]], clothing.
- {{lb|en|figurative}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[make#Verb|make]] (something) [[shabby#Adjective|shabby]] ''({{senseno|en|in poor condition}})''; to [[shabbify]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[become]] shabby; to shabbify.
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