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How to pronounce “shabby”
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Pronunciation guide for shabby
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shabby with real speech in context.
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- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Returning to School Mid-Career? Here’s What You Need To Know
By midterm, I was collapsed into this shabby chair
- Definition summary
- Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
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How to pronounce shabby
Returning to School Mid-Career? Here’s What You Need To Know
By midterm, I was collapsed into this shabby chair
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shabby”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
- Of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing.
- (figurative)
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make (something) shabby (adjective sense 1); to shabbify.
- (intransitive) To become shabby; to shabbify.
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