B2adjectivehomefashion
US/ˈʃæb.i/
UK/ˈʃæb.i/
in poor condition because it is old and has been used a lot
In context
The hotel looked shabby, with torn carpets and peeling paint on the walls.
He wore a shabby coat that had been mended many times.
She felt she had received shabby treatment from her employer.
Words that go with shabby
adjective + noun
- shabby clothesHe was embarrassed by his shabby clothes.
- shabby treatmentThey complained about the shabby treatment of the staff.
- shabby hotelWe stayed in a shabby hotel near the station.
- shabby furnitureThe room was full of shabby furniture.
- shabby appearanceHis shabby appearance surprised the interviewer.
- shabby apartmentThey lived in a shabby apartment above a shop.