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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

Translations

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ungenerous

English

Etymology

un- +? generous

Adjective

ungenerous (comparative more ungenerous, superlative most ungenerous)

  1. Not generous; stingy.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:stingy

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