Betekenis van shabbily In het Nederlands

• 0 in a way that looks old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for:

  • shabbily dressed

  • It was a mean, shabbily furnished room, with a bed in it.

• 1 in a way that is withouthonour, unfair, or unacceptable:

  • The hostages were shabbily treated when they came home.

  • They treated strangers shabbily in order to feel better about themselves.

• 2 in a way that shows signs of age, wear, or lack of care:

  • A shabbily dressed man lay sleeping in the park.

• 3 in a way that is unfair or does not show respect:

  • Lawsuits arise when people feel that they were treated shabbily.