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   Shabby , a. [Compar. Shabbier ; superl. Shabbiest.] [See Shab, n., Scabby, and Scab.]
    Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
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   Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts.
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   Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. “The dean was so shabby.”
   Swift.
   
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   Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. “Very shabby fellows.”
   Clarendon.
   
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