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shabbyish

shabbyish adjective: somewhat shabby.

Adjective

shabbyish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat shabby.

Origin of shabbyish

From shabby + -ish.

Questions about shabbyish

What does shabbyish mean?
Shabbyish means somewhat shabby.
What part of speech is shabbyish?
Shabbyish is an adjective.

Words near shabbyish in the dictionary

  1. shabboses
  2. shabbosim
  3. shabby
  4. shabby chic
  5. shabby-genteel
  6. shabbyish
  7. shabda
  8. shabdas
  9. shabeen
  10. shabeens
  11. shabeh

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