Shabby Definition–adjective, -bi·er, -bi·est. | 1. | impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. |
| 2. | showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect: The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance, as if they had not been much in use of late. |
| 3. | wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance: a shabby person. |
| 4. | run-down, seedy, or dilapidated: a shabby hotel. |
| 5. | meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc.: shabby behavior. |
| 6. | inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.: a shabby rendition of the sonata. |
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Chic Definition| 1. | attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat. |
–noun | 2. | style and elegance, esp. in dress: Paris clothes have such chic. |
| 3. | stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters. |
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