shabby
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The whole affair was tawdry, shabby, and cheap—designed to pander to downwardly mobile young men who felt angry at the world.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Super Micro Computer spiked 69% in May—not quite as good as its rival, Dell, but not too shabby.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
He is obsessed with popular media and showbiz and the shabby values they embody.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Where all had looked so shabby and grey before, the wood now gleamed with rich browns, and with the smooth black-greys of bark like polished leather.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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