Shabby
Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment.
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Shabby Quotations
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.
W. H. Auden
When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.
W. H. Auden
A work-room should be like an old shoe; no matter how shabby, it's better than a new one.
Willa Cather
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.
Willa Cather
The band broke up because I couldn't bear Rotten anymore because he was an embarrassment with his silly hats and his, like, shabby, dirty, nasty looking appearance.
Sid Vicious
We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
Phil Collins
Genius, like truth, has a shabby and neglected mien.
Edward Dahlberg
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Shabby Translations
shabby in Swedish is sjaskig, tarvlig, sluskig
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