shabbiness

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The shabbiness of this depends on where they're based, of course, but it can be pretty comfortable.

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a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

noun

an unjust act

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shabbiness.

noun

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

See also: seediness, manginess, sleaziness

noun

an unjust act

See also: injustice, unfairness, iniquity

Example sentences

The shabbiness of this depends on where they're based, of course, but it can be pretty comfortable.

I'm happy to agree to disagree, though we both agree that IT is more tolerant of shabbiness.

" It amuses me how software developers think of themselves as precise, when, actually, there is a lot of shabbiness in sw development.

However, the city gave an appearance overall of shabbiness and decay because of the large abandoned areas due to population decline.

> The clear implication here is that California’s relative backwardness is evidenced by the shabbiness of local buildings.

I ran into that the other day when I went to Fry's to purchase an item, they had a big sign up that they beat Internet prices, so I checked the item on my phone and asked the sales person if they would match the price and they said that it was sold out. I just got a feeling that the whole place is circling the drain based on the over all shabbiness of all the displays and so on.