■ adjective ( shabbier , shabbiest )
1》 worn out or dilapidated.
↘dressed in old or worn clothes.
2》 mean and unfair.
Derivatives
shabbily adverb
shabbiness noun
Origin
C17: from dialect shab 'scab' (from a Gmc base meaning 'itch') + -y 1 .
■ adjective ( shabbier , shabbiest )
1》 worn out or dilapidated.
↘dressed in old or worn clothes.
2》 mean and unfair.
Derivatives
shabbily adverb
shabbiness noun
Origin
C17: from dialect shab 'scab' (from a Gmc base meaning 'itch') + -y 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004