shabbiness
101shabby — /ˈʃæbi / (say shabee) adjective (shabbier, shabbiest) 1. having the appearance impaired by wear, use, etc.: shabby clothes. 2. wearing worn clothes; seedy. 3. making a poor appearance. 4. meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons,… …
102shabby-genteel — /ʃæbi dʒɛnˈtil/ (say shabee jen teel) adjective trying to appear genteel and dignified despite shabbiness …
103shabbily — shabby ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun …
104shabby — ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun …
105ruin — [ro͞o′ən] n. [ME ruine < OFr < L ruina < ruere, to fall, hurl to the ground < IE * ereu < base * er , to set in motion, erect > RUN, RISE] 1. Archaic a falling down, as of a building, wall, etc. 2. [pl.] the remains of a fallen… …
106shabby — [shab′ē] adj. shabbier, shabbiest [< dial. shab, scab, scoundrel < OE sceabb, scab, scale: see SCAB] 1. run down; dilapidated; deteriorated [shabby surroundings] 2. a) showing much wear; ragged; threadbare: said of clothing b) wearing such… …
107actus reus — noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law he denied any wrongdoing • Syn: ↑wrongdoing, ↑wrongful conduct, ↑misconduct • Derivationally related forms: ↑misconduct (for: ↑ …
108inelegance — noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste • Ant: ↑elegance • Derivationally related forms: ↑inelegant • Hypernyms: ↑quality • Hyponyms: ↑awkwardness, ↑ …
109moth-eaten — adjective 1. showing signs of wear and tear a ratty old overcoat shabby furniture an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains • Syn: ↑ratty, ↑shabby, ↑tatty • Similar to: ↑ …
110shabby — adj. (shabbier, shabbiest) 1 in bad repair or condition; faded and worn, dingy, dilapidated. 2 dressed in old or worn clothes. 3 of poor quality. 4 contemptible, dishonourable (a shabby trick). Derivatives: shabbily adv. shabbiness n. shabbyish… …
