Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: shabby
IPA transcription: [ʃ'æbi]
Pronunciations of shabby
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty
    Meaning: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
Usage examples
  • The house, to begin with, was small and rather shabby.
  • 'I have become shabby enough, if you mean that,' he said.
  • I'm awful shabby, ma'am, and that's one reason I don't go out more.
  • The yellow, scratched and shabby wall-paper was black in the corners.
  • He wore no collar, and there was a great rent in his shabby shooting coat.
  • I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys.
  • I got into such a transport, that I felt quite sorry my coat was not a little shabby already.
  • His servant was dressed in the same shabby way, and the horses they rode were the sport of everyone they passed.
  • The house was still; the shabby old room was so quiet that the sound of a creaking in the wall seemed sharp and loud.
  • As long as I remained quiet, after their shabby treatment of me, and did not try to discover their secret, they were all right.
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