the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being sghabby.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Shabby character or condition.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. an unjust act
n. a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Word Usage
"When he did call the shabbiness of the house and the manifest poverty of the family rather disgusted him, but somehow Jennie seemed as sweet to him as ever."