Shabby - English meaning

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Usage examples:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Usage examples:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

Usage examples:

The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Usage examples:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Usage examples:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Usage examples:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

adjective

Deserving contempt; despicable.

Usage examples:

A display of contemptible cowardice

adjective

Deserving blame

Usage examples:

His behavior was contemptible.

adjective

Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

Usage examples:

A crummy little room

noun

A truck used to transport loggers to and from work.

Usage examples:

The inside of cabooses reflected the conductor's personal habits and the degree of cleanliness vari…

adjective

Of very bad quality

Usage examples:

Crummy weather, a crummy job, a crummy movie

adjective

Deserving hatred and contempt.

Usage examples:

A despicable crime

adjective

Morally reprehensible

adjective

Deserving to be hated or strongly criticized

Usage examples:

It was a despicable effort to blackmail voters.

adjective

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

Usage examples:

Old, dilapidated buildings

verb

Cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin.

Usage examples:

A ruined chappell, built by the spaniard, and dilapidated by the dutch

adjective

(esp. of a structure) in bad condition and needing repair

Usage examples:

We still use the dilapidated barn for storing tools.

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

Usage examples:

A dingy room

adjective

(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

Usage examples:

The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Tending to bring harm to a reputation.

Usage examples:

Allegations of discreditable conduct

adjective

Causing or likely to cause a loss of respect for a person, group, or idea

Usage examples:

Their tactics were highly discreditable., defence lawyers may try to bring up discreditable inciden…

adjective

Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something.

Usage examples:

His crimes are petty and dishonourable

adjective

A dishonourable action causes embarrassment and a loss of people's respect

Usage examples:

This was a dishonourable attempt to avoid responsibility., they regard killing an unarmed man as di…

adjective

Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance.

Usage examples:

He was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable

adjective

Wearing old clothes, or in a bad condition, because of not having much money

Usage examples:

She had a decidedly down-at-heel appearance., he worked in a down-at-heel café.

abbreviation

Gas.

symbol

The acceleration due to gravity, equal to 9.81 m/s2.

noun

The seventh letter of the alphabet.

adjective

Not honourable in character or purpose.

Usage examples:

Ignoble feelings of intense jealousy

adjective

Morally bad and making you feel ashamed

Usage examples:

An ignoble action/idea

adjective

(of a place) seedy and run-down; unwholesome.

Usage examples:

A poor area full of insalubrious hotels

adjective

Unpleasant, dirty, or likely to cause disease

adjective

Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

Usage examples:

The school is a long, low building

noun

A low point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

His popularity ratings are at an all-time low

adverb

In or into a low position or state.

Usage examples:

She pressed on, bent low to protect her face

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Usage examples:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Suffering a lack of proper care.

Usage examples:

Some severely neglected children

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

adjective

(especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.

Usage examples:

A ramshackle cottage

adjective

Badly made and likely to break or fall down easily

Usage examples:

A ramshackle building with a sagging roof

adjective

Shabby and untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

A teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy t-shirt

adjective

Dirty and unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A scuzzy flat

adjective

Unpleasant and dirty

Usage examples:

A scuzzy little restaurant, a scuzzy guy on the bus tried to talk to me.

adjective

Sordid and disreputable.

Usage examples:

His seedy affair with a soft-porn starlet

adjective

Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.

Usage examples:

A shameful accusation

adjective

Causing you to feel guilty or ashamed, or being a cause for feeling ashamed

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it’s shameful that his own country did not fully appreciate his talent until it w…

adjective

Badly made or done.

Usage examples:

We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

Usage examples:

The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

Usage examples:

The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

adjective

Squalid or unfit for human habitation.

Usage examples:

A slummy neighbourhood

noun

(in liverpool) loose change; coins.

Usage examples:

Got my bag of slummy ready for the next minimum fare being paid with a £20 note

adjective

Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Usage examples:

The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

adjective

Morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty

Usage examples:

A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…

adjective

Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.

Usage examples:

I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family

adjective

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Usage examples:

The squalid, overcrowded prison

adjective

Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

The squalid apartment was her first home in the city., he lived in dreadful squalor despite having …

adjective

(of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel.

Usage examples:

The paint was still tacky

adjective

Showing poor taste and quality.

Usage examples:

Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts

adjective

(of a substance) sticky

Usage examples:

I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint., she reads those tacky romance novels.

adjective

(of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated.

Usage examples:

Tumbledown cottages

adjective

(of a building) in a bad condition, esp. in a state of decay

Usage examples:

They lived in a tumbledown cottage near the railroad tracks.

adjective

Not taken care of well enough

Usage examples:

He looked unwashed and uncared for.

adjective

Not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.

Usage examples:

At times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair

adjective

Not fair

Usage examples:

It seems unfair to tax you both where you work and where you live., the company unfairly denied her…

adjective

Not morally right, or not treating people in an equal way

Usage examples:

Businesses argue that the tax idea is unfair because it is based on revenue, rather than profit., w…

adjective

Not generous; mean.

Usage examples:

He was not an ungenerous man

adjective

Not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman.

Usage examples:

An ungentlemanly lack of sportsmanship

adjective

(of a man's behaviour) not polite and not behaving well towards other people

Usage examples:

He was sent off the pitch for ungentlemanly conduct.

adjective

Inconsiderate and harsh to others.

Usage examples:

You were terribly unkind to her

adjective

Not kind

Usage examples:

He’s made some very unkind remarks about his employer lately.

adjective

Not deserving respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was unworthy of trust and unfit to hold office

adjective

Not deserving respect, admiration, or support

Usage examples:

I put all unworthy thoughts out of my mind., the theory was unworthy of serious attention., a pract…

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Usage examples:

I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

Usage examples:

He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…