shabbily

In worn clothes

Shabbily means in a shabby manner—worn, threadbare, or run-down in appearance: shabbily dressed, a shabbily furnished apartment.

It also describes poor or unfair treatment: He felt he'd been treated shabbily by the company after twenty years of service.

unfairly

meanly

In an unkind manner

contemptuously · dishonorably · disrespectfully · shoddily · cheaply · ungenerously · shiftily · inconsiderately · despicably · contemptibly

worn

threadbare

Worn until transparent

moth-eaten · worn · faded · patched · ripped · torn · scruffy · battered · beat-up · weathered

rundown

dilapidated

Ruined through neglect

crumbling · decayed · squalid · seedy · dingy · blighted · neglected · unmaintained · decrepit · forsaken

unkempt

disheveled

Untidy in appearance

rumpled · bedraggled · grungy · sloppy · frowzy · tousled · uncombed · untidy · disarranged · mussed

Opposites
appearance/dress quality

shabbilyelegantly

With tasteful grace

smartly · neatly · sprucely · immaculately · stylishly

treatment/behavior quality

shabbilyfairly

Moderately or equitably

generously · honorably · decently · respectfully · kindly

construction/workmanship quality

shabbilysolidly

In a firm manner

sturdily · well · substantially · expertly · professionally

Family

shabbiness, shabbier, shabbiest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G