- shabbily
- adverb see shabby
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shabbily
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Shabbily — Shab bi*ly, adv. In a shabby manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shabbily — adverb 1. so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated a shabbily dressed man • Derived from adjective: ↑shabby 2. in a mean and ungenerous manner the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing room • Derived from adjective: ↑shabby … Useful english dictionary
shabbily — adv. Shabbily is used with these verbs: ↑dress, ↑treat … Collocations dictionary
shabbily — shabby ► ADJECTIVE (shabbier, shabbiest) 1) worn out or dilapidated. 2) dressed in old or worn clothes. 3) mean and unfair: a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb shabbiness noun … English terms dictionary
shabbily — See shabby. * * * … Universalium
shabbily — adverb a) In a shabby manner. b) Done poorly or ineptly … Wiktionary
shabbily — adv. raggedly; seedily, in a dilapidated manner; meanly, despicably … English contemporary dictionary
shabbily — shab·bi·ly … English syllables
shabbily — See: shabby … English dictionary
shabby — shabbily, adv. shabbiness, n. /shab ee/, adj., shabbier, shabbiest. 1. impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 2. showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect: The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance … Universalium
