Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shabbily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
shab-bi-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shabby manner.

adv

Done poorly or ineptly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English shabby Middle English -ly English -ly English shabbily From shabby + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more shabbily (comparative) most shabbily (superlative)

Questions

What does shabbily mean?
In a shabby manner.
Where does shabbily come from?
Etymology tree English shabby Middle English -ly English -ly English shabbily From shabby + -ly.

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