schäbig
Meaning
- shabby, shoddy; dilapidated
- sordid, sleazy, tawdry
Concepts
shabby
sordid
dowdy
seedy
poky
scabby
measly
grotty
dilapidated
dingy
shoddy
dingily
pokily
shabbily
seedily
tacks
tackily
raggedly
grungy
mouldy
paltry
piddling
ugly
unsightly
comfortless
dreary
lonely
miserable
wretched
contemptible
despicable
miserly
small-minded
stingy
tightfisted
dinky
mean
sordidly
mangy
sleazy
unkempt
worthless
ratty
scruffy
down-at-heel
tatty
Frequency
Hyphenated as
schä‧big
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛːbɪç/
Etymology
From Middle High German schebic, equivalent to Schabe + -ig. Cognate with Middle Dutch schabbich, Middle Low German schabbich, schēvesch (“miserable”). More at shabby.
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