English-Thai Dictionary

shabby

ADJ โกโรโกโส  ชำรุด มาก  เก่า มาก  ragged decayed deteriorated neat new ko-ro-ko-so

 

shabrack

N เบาะ อานม้า ทหาร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHAB

v.i.To play mean tricks. In some parts of New England, it signifies to reject or dismiss; as, a woman who shabs her suitor. It is however very vulgar and very obsolete.

 

SHABBILY

adv. [from shabby. ] 1. Raggedly; with rent or ragged clothes; as, to be clothed shabbily.
2. Maenly; in a despicable manner.

 

SHABBINESS

n. 1. Raggedness; as the shabbiness of a garment.
2. Meanness; paltriness.

 

SHABBY

a. 1. Ragged; torn or worn to rags; as a shabby coat; shabby clothes.
2. Clothed with ragged garments.
The dean was so shabby- Swift.
3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as a shabby fellow; shabby treatment. [For the idea expressed by shabby, there is not a better word in the language. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHAB

Shab, n. Etym: [OE. shabbe, AS. sc. See Scab. ]

 

Defn: The itch in animals; also, a scab. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

 

SHAB

Shab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shabbing.] Etym: [See Scab, 3.]

 

Defn: To play mean tricks; to act shabbily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

 

SHAB

SHAB Shab, v. t.

 

Defn: To scratch; to rub. [Obs. ] Farquhar.

 

SHABBED

SHABBED Shab "bed, a.

 

Defn: Shabby. [Obs. ] Wood.

 

SHABBILY

SHABBILY Shab "bi *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a shabby manner.

 

SHABBINESS

SHABBINESS Shab "bi *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sghabby.

 

SHABBLE; SHABBLE

Shab "ble, Shab "ble, n.Etym: [Cf. D. sabel, and G. säbel. ]

 

Defn: A kind of crooked sword or hanger. [Scot. ]

 

SHABBY

Shab "by, a. [Compar. Shabbier; superl. Shabbiest.] Etym: [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.

 

SHABRACK

Shab "rack, n. Etym: [Turk. tshaprak, whence F. chabraque, G.shabracke.] (Mil. )

 

Defn: The saddlecloth or housing of a cavalry horse.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Shaba

Sha ba |ˈSHäbə ˈʃɑbə | a copper-mining region of southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire ); capital, Lubumbashi. Former name (until 1972 ) Katanga.

 

Shabaka

Sha ba ka |ˈSHabəkə ˈʃæbəkə | (died 698 bc ), Egyptian pharaoh; founder of the 25th dynasty; reigned 712 –698 bc; known as Sabacon. He promoted the cult of Amun and revived the custom of pyramid burial in his own death arrangements.

 

shabash

shabash |ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ | ▶exclamation Indian well done! ORIGIN from Urdu and Persian šābāš, from šād ‘joyful ’ + bāš! (imperative ) ‘be! ’.

 

Shabbat

Shab bat |SHäˈbät ʃəˌbɑt | ▶noun the Jewish Sabbath. ORIGIN from Hebrew šabbāṯ.

 

Shabbos

Shab bos |ˈSHäbəs ˌʃɑbəs |(also Shabbas or Shabbes ) ▶noun the Yiddish term for the Jewish Sabbath. ORIGIN Yiddish, from Hebrew šabbāṯ.

 

shabby

shab by |ˈSHabē ˈʃæbi | ▶adjective ( shabbier, shabbiest ) in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care: a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car. • dressed in old or worn clothes. • (of behavior ) mean and shameful: shabby, disrespectful treatment. DERIVATIVES shab bi ly |-əlē |adverb, shab bi ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from dialect shab ‘scab ’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch ’) + -y 1 .

 

shabrack

shab rack |ˈSHabˌrak ˈʃæˌbræk | ▶noun historical a cavalry saddlecloth used in European armies. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from German Schabracke, of eastern European origin; compare with Russian shabrak.

 

shabti

shabti |ˈʃabti |(also ushabti ) ▶noun ( pl. shabtis ) each of a set of wooden, stone, or faience figurines, in the form of mummies, placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to do any work that the dead person might be called upon to do in the afterlife. ORIGIN from Egyptian šbty, literally ‘answerer ’.

 

shabu-shabu

sha bu-sha bu |ˌSHäbo͞o ˈSHäbo͞o ˈʃɑbu ˈʃɑbu | ▶noun a Japanese dish of pieces of thinly sliced beef or pork cooked quickly with vegetables in boiling water and then dipped in sauce. ORIGIN Japanese.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Shaba

Shaba |ˈʃɑːbə | the name by which the copper-mining region of Katanga in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire ) was known between 1972 and 1997.

 

Shabaka

Shabaka |ˈʃabəkə | (d.698 bc ), Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 25th dynasty, reigned 712 –698 bc; known as Sabacon. He promoted the cult of Amun and revived the custom of pyramid burial in his own death arrangements.

 

shabash

shabash |ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ | ▶exclamation Indian well done! ORIGIN from Urdu and Persian šābāš, from šād ‘joyful ’ + bāš! (imperative ) ‘be! ’.

 

Shabbat

Shabbat |ʃaˈbat | ▶noun (among Sephardic Jews and in Israel ) the Sabbath. Compare with Shabbos. ORIGIN from Hebrew šabbāṯ.

 

Shabbos

Shabbos |ˈʃabəs |(also Shabbes ) ▶noun (among Ashkenazic Jews ) the Sabbath. Compare with Shabbat. ORIGIN Yiddish, from Hebrew šabbāṯ.

 

shabby

shabby |ˈʃabi | ▶adjective ( shabbier, shabbiest ) 1 in poor condition through long use or lack of care: a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car. • dressed in old or worn clothes: a shabby fellow in slippers and an undershirt. 2 (of behaviour ) mean and unfair: Snooping, was he? That's a shabby trick. DERIVATIVES shabbily adverb, shabbiness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from dialect shab ‘scab ’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch ’) + -y 1 .

 

shabrack

shabrack |ˈʃabrak | ▶noun historical a cavalry saddlecloth used in European armies. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from German Schabracke, of east European origin; compare with Russian shabrak.

 

shabti

shabti |ˈʃabti |(also ushabti ) ▶noun ( pl. shabtis ) each of a set of wooden, stone, or faience figurines, in the form of mummies, placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to do any work that the dead person might be called upon to do in the afterlife. ORIGIN from Egyptian šbty, literally ‘answerer ’.

 

shabu-shabu

shabu-shabu |ˌʃabuːˈʃabuː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Japanese dish of pieces of thinly sliced beef or pork cooked quickly with vegetables in boiling water and then dipped in sauce. ORIGIN Japanese.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shabby

shabby adjective 1 a shabby little bar: run-down, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heel (s ), scruffy, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown; seedy, slummy, insalubrious, squalid, sordid, flea-bitten; informal crummy, scuzzy, raggedy-ass. ANTONYMS smart, upmarket. 2 a shabby gray coat: scruffy, old, worn out, threadbare, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered, faded, moth-eaten, mangy; informal tatty, ratty, the worse for wear, raggedy. ANTONYMS new. 3 her shabby treatment of Bill: contemptible, despicable, dishonorable, discreditable, mean, low, dirty, hateful, shameful, sorry, ignoble, unfair, unworthy, unkind, shoddy, nasty; informal rotten, lowdown; beastly. ANTONYMS decent, honorable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shabby

shabby adjective 1 a shabby little bar in Paddington: run down, down at heel, scruffy, uncared-for, neglected, dilapidated, in disrepair, ramshackle, tumbledown; dingy, seedy, slummy, insalubrious, squalid, sordid, mean, wretched, miserable; informal crummy, scuzzy, tacky, grungy, shambly, beat-up; Brit. informal grotty; N. Amer. informal shacky. ANTONYMS smart, upmarket. 2 an old lady in a shabby grey coat: scruffy, well worn, worn, old, worn out, threadbare, moth-eaten, mangy, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered, decrepit, having seen better days, falling apart at the seams; faded, dowdy; dirty, grubby; informal tatty, ratty, the worse for wear; N. Amer. informal raggedy, raggedy-ass; Austral. informal warby; rare out at elbows. ANTONYMS new, in good condition. 3 it's pretty hard to come to terms with Angela's shabby treatment of Rick: contemptible, despicable, dishonourable, disreputable, discreditable, mean, mean-spirited, base, low, dirty, shameful, sorry, ignoble, unfair, unworthy, ungenerous, unkind, ungentlemanly, cheap, shoddy, unpleasant, nasty; informal rotten, low-down, hateful; Brit. informal beastly; vulgar slang shitty; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS decent, honourable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shabby

shab by /ʃǽbi /〖原義は 「(人が )みすぼらしい 」〗形容詞 -bier ; -biest 1 〈服などが 〉着古した , 使い古した , ぼろの , よれよれの ; 〈場所 住居が 〉みすぼらしい , むさ苦しい ▸ a shabby jacket みすぼらしい上着 ▸ a shabby apartment 古ぼけたアパート .2 〈人が 〉みすぼらしい , よれよれの服を着た .3 ｟古 ｠〈行為などが 〉不当な , 卑劣な , けちな (mean ).sh á b bi ly 副詞 みすぼらしく ; 不当に .sh á b bi ness 名詞 U みすぼらしさ ; 卑しさ .