Shab"by (?), a.
[Compar. Shabbier (?);
superl. Shabbiest.] [See Shab,
n., Scabby, and Scab.]
1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean;
ragged.
Wearing shabby coats and dirty
shirts.
Macaulay.
2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled
garments. "The dean was so shabby." Swift.
3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby
treatment. "Very shabby fellows." Clarendon.