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shabbiest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.] [See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.] 1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean ragged. Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay. 2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. ``The dean was so shabby.'' --Swift. 3. Mean paltry; despicable; as shabby treatment. ``Very shabby fellows.'' --Clarendon.
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