shabbiness
- n a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
- n an unjust act
- Eventually, Nanaimo plans to equip its grass-cutting machines with GPS devices, so residents piqued by the apparent shabbiness of a particular park or grass verge can use Google to .
- The shabbiness of the surroundings underscores the diligent purpose of the event, at least for now.
- The place has a vaguely familiar feel to it, this air of transient shabbiness and nondescriptitude.