shabbiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/us/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/shabbinessnoun[U](BAD APPEARANCE)
thequalityoflookingoldor inbadconditionbecause of being used for alongtimeor not beingcaredfor:
Julianoticedthe shabbiness of the well-washedpaintworkand thecracksin theceiling.
Thetrainitself has anelegantshabbiness to it.
- Theafternoonsunlightpouredthrough thetallwindowandshowedup the shabbiness of thecurtains.
- Hislipstightenedas henotedthe shabbiness andpoorqualityfurnishings.
- I wasshockedat the shabbiness of herclothes.
In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skidsidiom
- beatsomeoneup
- blasted
- glitchy
- have seen better daysidiom
- hors de combat
- impaired
- in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
- ruin
- ruined
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- sad
- scarred
- the worse for wearidiom
- worm-eaten
- worn out
- worse
- worsening
shabbinessnoun[U](UNFAIRNESS)
thequalityof being withouthonour,unfair, orunacceptable:
不光彩;不公正;不能容忍的行为We should notignorethe shabbiness anddishonestyoftheirpolitics.我们不应忽视他们在政治上的卑鄙和不诚实。
He isawareof his ownmoralshabbiness inseekingtosavehimself byditchinghiswife.他很清楚抛弃妻子来拯救自己的行为在道德上是非常卑鄙的。
See
shabby
- I don'tclaimfor a second that thiskindof shabbiness isuniqueto thisparty.
- When a man has got areputationas aleaderhe mayindulgehimself inalmostany shabbiness.
- I mustprotestabout the shabbiness of the Court'sruling.
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- jackleg
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous