shabby

shabby
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. dilapidated, seedy, rundown, threadbare; mean, sorry, pitiful, contemptible. See deterioration, unimportance.Ant., impeccable, fancy.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [In bad repair]
Syn. ragged, threadbare, faded, ill-dressed, dilapidated, decayed, deteriorated, the worse for wear, run-down, broken-down, poor, pitiful, worn, meager, miserable, degenerated, wretched, poverty-stricken, scrubby*, seedy*, gone to seed*, down at the heel*.
Ant. neat*, new, well-kept.
2. [Inconsiderate]
Syn. contemptible, low, mean, paltry, sordid, unkind, mercenary, miserly, selfish, thoughtless, stingy*, piffling*, tight-fisted*; see also rude 2 .
Ant. generous*, kindly, noble.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. deteriorated run down, ragged, dilapidated, poor, threadbare, mangy, grungy, ragged, scraggly, scruffy, ratty, seedy.
2. lousy disgraceful, poor, mean, shameful, terrible, bad, miserable, despicable, cheap, shoddy.
ANT.: 1. new, fresh, sparkling. 2. excellent, good
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal: tacky2. Slang: ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot (or seed), past cure (or hope). See BETTER. 2. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, vile, wretched. See GOOD. 3. Of low or lower quality: common, inferior, low-grade, low-quality, mean2, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, substandard. See BETTER.

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