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Synonyms
shab·by (shăb́ē)

[From obsolete shab, scab, from Middle English schab, from Old English sceabb.]

adjective: -bi·er, -bi·est. 

    1. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture.
    2. Dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy: a shabby little park.
  2. Wearing threadbare clothing.
    1. Despicable; mean: a shabby trick.
    2. Not generous or just; unfair: shabby treatment.
    3. Of mediocre or substandard quality: a shabby performance.

derivatives

shab́bi·ly
adverb
shab́bi·ness
noun