SHABBILY

shabbily

(adverb) in a mean and ungenerous manner; “the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room”

shabbily

(adverb) so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated; “a shabbily dressed man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

shabbily (comparative more shabbily, superlative most shabbily)

In a shabby manner.

Done poorly or ineptly.

Anagrams

• babishly

Source: Wiktionary


Shab"bi*ly, adv.

Definition: In a shabby manner.

SHABBY

Shab"by, a. [Compar. Shabbier; superl. Shabbiest.] Etym: [See Shab, n., Scabby, and Scab.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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