| ADVERB | all | shabbily | so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated |
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| all | shabbily | in a mean / mean and ungenerous manner |
| Meaning | So as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated. | |
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| Example | "a shabbily dressed man" | |
| Adjectives | shabby | showing signs of wear and tear |
| Meaning | In a mean / mean and ungenerous manner. | |
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| Example | "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room " | |
| Adjectives | shabby | mean / mean and unworthy and despicable |
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