Shabby — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing signs of wear and tear

mean and unworthy and despicable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæbi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈabi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈabi/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæbi/.

Examples

a ratty old overcoat
shabby furniture
an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tatty moth-eaten ratty

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing signs of wear and tear “a ratty old overcoat”
adjective	mean and unworthy and despicable “shabby treatment”

Word Forms

shabbiness

noun

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schäbig

weist Gebrauchsspuren auf

🇫🇷French

minable

montrant des signes d'usure

🇪🇸Spanish

en mal estado

mostrando signos de desgaste

🇮🇹Italian

squallido

mostrando segni di usura

🇳🇱Dutch

armoedig

tekenen van slijtage vertonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

gasto

mostrando sinais de desgaste

🇷🇺Russian

потертый

с признаками износа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जर्जर

टूट-फूट के लक्षण दिख रहे हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

জঞ্জাল

পরিধান এবং টিয়ার লক্ষণ দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

தேய்மானம் மற்றும் தேய்மானத்தின் அறிகுறிகளைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరిగిన

దుస్తులు మరియు కన్నీటి సంకేతాలను చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जर्जर

झीज होण्याची चिन्हे दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીંથરેહાલ

ઘસારાના ચિહ્નો દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಪೆ

ಸವೆತ ಮತ್ತು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞളിഞ്ഞ

തേയ്മാനത്തിൻ്റെ അടയാളങ്ങൾ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਧਲਾ

ਟੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਥਰੂ ਦੇ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹیا

ٹوٹ پھوٹ کے آثار دکھا رہے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破旧

有磨损迹象

🇯🇵Japanese

みすぼらしい

摩耗の兆候が見られる

🇰🇷Korean

초라한

마모의 흔적을 보여주는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tồi tàn

có dấu hiệu hao mòn

🇹🇭Thai

โทรม

แสดงสัญญาณของการสึกหรอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lusuh

menunjukkan tanda-tanda keausan

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

nagpapakita ng mga palatandaan ng pagkasira

🇲🇾Malay

lusuh

menunjukkan tanda-tanda haus dan lusuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رث

تظهر عليه علامات البلى

🇮🇷Persian

کهنه

نشان دادن علائم ساییدگی و پارگی

🇹🇷Turkish

eski püskü

aşınma ve yıpranma belirtileri gösteriyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָלוּב

מראה סימני בלאי

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