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What does shabby mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shabby? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Torn or worn; unkempt.
  2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
  3. Mean; paltry; despicable.
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Removing his rather shabby cloak to reveal a more respectable outfit underneath, Maddock spied a nearby servant carrying a tray of food.
Lola herself has doffed her shabby robe and is wearing a gaudy dress patterned with large flowers.
It was small, cheap, and shabby, but she had still called it home for the last few years.
The red-brick mansion looks shabby with parts of it damaged and wild bushes growing around it.
It's impossible to read of the terrors abroad in her shabby streetscapes without total emotional involvement.
Across from the courtyard were several shabby stone buildings reflecting the moonlight with their worn-out walls.

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