 shabbily |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated | |
| Examples: | "a shabbily dressed man" |
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| Related terms: | moth-eaten moth-eaten | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a mean and ungenerous manner | |
| Examples: | "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room" |
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| Related terms: | shabby shabby | |
| Similar spelling: |
shoebill show_bill Shibley |
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