Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. Shabbier; superl. Shabbiest.]

[See Shab, n., Scabby, and Scab.]

1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.

Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay.

2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. ``The dean was so shabby.'' --Swift.

3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. ``Very shabby fellows.'' --Clarendon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)