SHABBY Synonyms

• showing signs of wear and tear

• worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

• damaged by blows or hard usage

• limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud

• in deplorable condition

• worn and broken down by hard use

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• in deplorable condition

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• causing dejection

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color

• reduced in strength

• worn away or tattered along the edges

• infested with grubs

• small sculpin of the coast of New England

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

• being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

• worn out from stress or strain

• having an irregular outline

• in deplorable condition

• inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

• affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• worn and broken down by hard use

• having the spring unwound

• full of fighting spirit

• shabby and untidy

• full of seeds

• shabby and untidy

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

• morally degraded

• reclaimed wool fiber

• made of inferior workmanship and materials

• unethical or dishonest

• worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

• ruined or disrupted

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

• not neatly combed

• not properly maintained or cared for