1
[ adverb ] so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated

Examples

"a shabbily dressed man"

Related terms

moth-eaten moth-eaten

2
[ adverb ] in a mean and ungenerous manner

Examples

"the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room"

Related terms

shabby shabby

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shoebill show_bill Shibley

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