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.