shabby
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beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
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Min Hogg, a former editor of the World of Interiors magazine, championed shabby chic and helped free her readers from the tyranny of professional decorators. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Min Hogg, Editor of the World of Interiors, Championed Shabby Chic," 5 July 2019 One-for-one isn't too shabby for newcomer Niraj Komatineni, who outlasted Wil Lofgren to take home the 2019 Thomas E. Price Cincinnati Met singles tournament title at Lunken Playfield. — Luke Feliciano, Cincinnati.com, "In his first-ever appearance, Niraj Komatineni wins 2019 Cincinnati Met singles tournament," 24 July 2019 In the increasingly likely event that the Gunners lose their captain, their options in central defence look shabby, to say the least. — SI.com, "Arsenal Defence: Analysing the Level of Football Each of the Gunners' Centre-Backs Should Be Playing," 11 July 2019 Battery life isn’t too shabby either—five hours of talk and listening time, or 15 hours when charging it up periodically with its included charging case. — Valentina Palladino And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Ars picks 11 gifts you can get Dad for Father’s Day 2019," 11 June 2019 As the early bloomers are dying away and looking shabby, the newly emerging hosta leaves will hide them from sight. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "How To Grow The Most Stunning Hostas," 16 May 2017 Their apartment, on the second floor of an old, brick building in a shabby part of a nice neighborhood, was suitable for a mother and a daughter, but would be a tight squeeze for a third. — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Finalist: Host Mother," 20 July 2019 Looking like a scene out of the first Harry Potter movie, the storage room is a shabby closet that only a cruel person would require someone to sleep in. — Phillip Molnar, Los Angeles Times, "This home for sale includes a Harry Potter room under the stairs," 19 July 2019 Nearby buildings include a red-brick rental with shabby balconies. — New York Times, "Now That’s a City View," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shabby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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