Word Finder - shabby

definition

Torn or worn; unkempt.

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They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.

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Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.

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The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far.

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Mean; paltry; despicable.

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shabby treatment

Twelve dollars later I was let off at a shabby red brick building in a section of town where no tour busses stop.

Being frequently under the necessity of wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts, he became a confirmed sloven.

Oh the walls are looking a bit shabby, i'll paint them pink... .

You may find that customer service is shabby.

The buildings of the town are sombre, shabby and low, but built of stone; and the streets, though wide and shaded by acacias, are mostly unpaved.

In 1714 he set out to seek his fortune in Russia, and unsuccessfully solicited a place at the shabby court of the princess Sophia Charlotte, the consort of the tsarevich Alexius.

In person he was tall and rather thin; his dress was old-fashioned and singularly uniform, and was inclined to be shabby about the times when the precisely arranged visits of his tailor were due.

Plus it's slightly shabby, which adds to its charm.

Not too shabby scoring wise today either for them both.

It is hard to explain this solitary instance of shabby conduct in a thoroughly generous man towards a person to whom he was unalterably attached and who fully deserved his affection.

A shabby compound of brute force and imposture, the 18th Brumaire was nevertheless condoned, nay applauded, by the French nation.

Parks and Open Spaces nationally became shabby at best.

He had on a shabby cadet jacket, decorated with a soldier's cross, equally shabby cadet's riding breeches lined with worn leather, and an officer's saber with a sword knot.

Superb food although the accommodation was a little shabby.

Compared to these coins, the coinage of all other nations, including the U.S. seemed shabby.

Toward midnight, after he had left the countess' apartments, he was sitting upstairs in a shabby dressing gown, copying out the original transaction of the Scottish lodge of Freemasons at a table in his low room cloudy with tobacco smoke, when someone came in.

When he came to himself, a man of clerical appearance with a tuft of gray hair at the back of his head and wearing a shabby blue cassock--probably a church clerk and chanter--was holding him under the arm with one hand while warding off the pressure of the crowd with the other.

Perfect for a vintage chic or shabby chic interior, this will add a real touch of elegance.

In Target, they are listed as Simply Shabby Chic Slipcovers.

Rachel Ashwell is a well-known designer of shabby chic or cottage-style, home decor.

Ashwell opened two more Shabby Chic Couture stores, one in New York and the other in London.

Andy died, Liza got fat, and the rest of us were condemned to a shabby and joyless social purgatory.

In fact we are pretty easily deceived, so you can do a pretty shabby job of it and still fool the eye.

Michael Howard, I have to say, is wearing a very shabby suit indeed.

In particular the is effected the city's once shabby waterfront, which was completely transformed & opened up Barcelona to the sea.

Ashwell founded her brand, Shabby Chic, in 1989.

St Peter, looking rather shabby, frankly, in this cottage garden.

Oh the walls are looking a bit shabby, i'll paint them pink....

It is a well planned but shabby town surrounded by the shanty dwellings of displaced desert nomads.

It is like all the rooms of this period, shabby, with improvised or worn-out furniture.

A shabby portfolio can undermine your worth and make you seem unprofessional.

During the 1980s, The World of Interiors magazine created the term "shabby chic" to describe this unique style.

Simply Shabby Chic from Target - An affordable line of furniture, bedding and bath items designed by Rachel Ashwell.

Don't be distracted by the chair, table, or desk's shabby finish.

It became a hit in the decorating world through the eyes of Rachel Ashwell, who went on to trademark the term Shabby Chic as part of her company.

As one of America's top designers, Rachel demonstrates through her book Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting & Decorating Guide how to hunt for the perfect items.

However, this is not always the case, especially with designer slipcovers such as the Simply Shabby Chic line from Rachel Ashwell.

So if you have ultra modern looking dining room chairs, you could turn them into cottage style chairs just by using Simply Shabby Chic Slipcovers.

If you're looking for inspiration for a cottage chic makeover in your home, pay a visit to Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture.

This website is dedicated to the three Shabby Chic couture stores owned by Rachel Ashwell that are located in California, New York and London.

Free digital scrapbook kits such as the Shabby Princess vintage florals kit offer a quick and convenient heritage scrapbook ideas.

Shabby Princess, a leading digital scrapbook supply designer, offers a free mini 6x6 album called In The Groove.

Shabby Princess offers several full size kits of her work.

Far from shabby, the free digital scrapbooking elements you'll find at Shabby Princess are full of detail.

The Shabby Princess scrapbook shop has a blog with downloadable, high-quality scrapbook templates and freebies created by several designers.

Shabby Princess is a digital scrapbooking blog and shop that has an extensive collection of free computer scrapbooking kits available for downloading.

Lest you fret, be assured secondhand does not mean shabby.

Rachel Ashwell quilts are the perfect accessory for the shabby chic, cottage style bedroom.

She also launched an affordable home decor line exclusively with Target stores, called Simply Shabby Chic.

In late January of 2009, Ashwell's company, Shabby Chic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.