Shabbily Definition & Meaning
shabbily
- adverb
- so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated; "a shabbily dressed man"
- in a mean and ungenerous manner; "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room"
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- What does shabbily mean?
- so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated; "a shabbily dressed man" in a mean and ungenerous manner; "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room"
- What part of speech is shabbily?
- Shabbily is an adverb.
- How many definitions does shabbily have?
- Shabbily has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).