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Definition of Shabbiness
1. Noun. A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
Generic synonyms: Inelegance
Specialized synonyms: Raggedness
Derivative terms: Mangy, Seedy, Shabby, Sleazy
2. Noun. An unjust act.
Generic synonyms: Actus Reus, Misconduct, Wrongdoing, Wrongful Conduct
Derivative terms: Shabby, Unfair
Definition of Shabbiness
1. n. The quality or state of being sghabby.
Definition of Shabbiness
1. Noun. The property of being shabby. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shabbiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shabbiness
Literary usage of Shabbiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"high scorn of shabbiness and shams, and all In the ™°™** ber features she will
not tithe spiteful endearments of the Mrs Can- For ..."
2. Passages from the French and Italian Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1873)
"shabbiness, un-home-likeness of a Roman street. It is also to be said that you
cannot go far in any direction without coming to a piazza, ..."
3. All Around the Wrekin by Walter White (1860)
"Birmingham—Ugliness and Ingenuity—Smoke and shabbiness—The Jewellers' Quarter—The
Pearl Button Quarter—The Dirty Quarter —Groups of Trades—The ..."
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