Read full poem →He walked amongst the Trial Men
In a suit of shabby grey;
A cricket cap was on his head,
Dictionary Entry
Torn or worn; unkempt.
In a Sentence
“They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. shabbylittle shabbyclothes shabbyold shabbytreatment shabbyroom shabbyshabby rather
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Poetry examples for “shabby”
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Read full poem →He walked amongst the Trial Men
In a suit of shabby grey;
A cricket cap was on his head,
Read full poem →He walked amongst the Trial Men
In a suit of shabby grey;
A cricket cap was on his head,
Read full poem →He walked amongst the Trial Men
In a suit of shabby gray;
A cricket cap was on his head,
Read full poem →Dead INNOCENCY's daughter, IGNORANCE;
And shabby, ill-dress'd GENEROSITY;
And ARGUMENT, too full of woe to speak;
Read full poem →Dead _Innocency's_ daughter, _Ignorance_;
And shabby, ill-dress'd _Generosity_;
And _Argument_, too full of woe to speak;
Read full poem →Dead Innocency’s daughter, Ignorance;
And shabby, ill-dress’d Generosity;
And Argument, too full of woe to speak;
Read full poem →I advise all self-respecting citizens to skip this section. It is
nothing but over-strained, shabby farce.