adjective shabbier, shabbiest
- run-down; dilapidated; deteriorated: shabby surroundings
- showing much wear; ragged; threadbare: said of clothing
- wearing such clothing; seedy
- beggarly; unworthy: a shabby offering
- disgraceful; shameful: shabby treatment of guests
Origin:
< dial. shab, scab, scoundrel < OE sceabb, scab, scale: see scab