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shabby

English

Etymology

From shab (“scab”) +? -y, or directly from an alteration of scabby. Cognate with Scots shabby (“in poor health, ill”), Dutch schabbig (“poor, needy, shabby”), Middle Low German schabbich (“miserable”), German schäbig (“shabby”), Swedish skabbig (“scabby”), Swedish sjabbig (“shabby, mangy, scruffy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??æb.i/
  • Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

  1. Torn or worn; unkempt.
  2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
  3. Mean; paltry; despicable.

Derived terms

  • shabby-genteel
  • shabby chic

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treacherous

English

Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (“deceitful”). See treacher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/

Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

  1. Exhibiting treachery.
  2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  3. Unreliable; dangerous.
    a treacherous mountain trail

Antonyms

  • (exhibiting treachery): loyal

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Further reading

  • treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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