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    shabbiness
    [ˈSHabēnəs]
    definition
    1. noun form of shabby
    shab·by
    [ˈSHabē]
    adjective
    shabby (adjective) · shabbier (comparative adjective) · shabbiest (superlative adjective)
    1. in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care:
      "a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car"
      • dressed in old or worn clothes.
      • (of behavior) mean and shameful:
        "shabby, disrespectful treatment"
    Origin
    mid 17th century: from dialect shab ‘scab’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch’) + -y.
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    adjective
    1. in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care:
      run down
      down at heel
      scruffy
      neglected
      dilapidated
      ramshackle
      tumbledown
      dingy
      seedy
      slummy
      insalubrious
      squalid
      sordid
      mean
      wretched
      miserable
      crummy
      scuzzy
      tacky
      grungy
      shambly
      beat-up
      grotty
      shacky
      well worn
      worn
      old
      worn out
      threadbare
      moth-eaten
      mangy
      ragged
      frayed
      tattered
      battered
      decrepit
      faded
      dowdy
      dirty
      grubby
      tatty
      ratty
      the worse for wear
      raggedy
      raggedy-ass
      uncared-for
      in disrepair
      having seen better days
      falling apart at the seams
      warby
      out at elbows
      Opposite:
      smart
      upmarket
      new
      in good condition
     
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  1. shabbiness noun [U] (UNFAIRNESS) the quality of being without honour, unfair, or unacceptable: We should not ignore the shabbiness and dishonesty of their politics. He is aware of his own moral shabbiness in seeking to save himself by ditching his wife.

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    shabbinessnoun[U] (BAD APPEARANCE) the quality of looking old or in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for: Julia noticed the shabbiness of the well-washed paintwork and the cracks in the ceiling. The train itself has an elegant shabbiness to it.

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    shabbiness noun /ˈʃæbinəs/ /ˈʃæbinəs/ [uncountable] the state of being in poor condition or badly dressed because things have been used or worn a lot synonym scruffiness the shabbiness of the town

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    What is shabbiness?
    Definition of shabbiness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the state of being in poor condition or badly dressed because things have been used or worn a lot synonym scruffiness Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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    What does shabby mean?
    Pick the best words! Do you have a (flare/flair) for choosing the righ... The meaning of SHABBY is clothed with worn or seedy garments. How to use shabby in a sentence.

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    How do you describe a shabby person?
    A person who is shabby is wearing old, worn clothes. ...a shabby, tall man with dark eyes. If you describe someone's behaviour as shabby, you think they behave in an unfair or unacceptable way. It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment. I feel I behaved shabbily. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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    When was shabbiness first used?
    The earliest known use of the noun shabbiness is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for shabbiness is from 1711, in the writing of Joseph Addison, writer and politician. shabbiness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shabby adj., ‑ness suffix.

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    What is the shabbiness of the train?
    The train itself has an elegant shabbiness to it. The afternoon sunlight poured through the tall window and showed up the shabbiness of the curtains. His lips tightened as he noted the shabbiness and poor quality furnishings. I was shocked at the shabbiness of her clothes. We should not ignore the shabbiness and dishonesty of their politics.

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    Is shabbiness carried to an extremity?
    This really is shabbiness carried to an extremity. The result has been the increasing shabbiness, poverty and unemployment of the people of this country. At best, it may be said that a certain shabbiness in public goods might be endured for the benefit of some.

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