See Also: shabby(1)(dictionary)
shabby(2)(dictionary)
shabby(dictionary)

non-violent (oh) and shabby (oh)


non-violent (oh)



adj
not using or not involving violence
-see also peaceful peaceful
::a non-violent protest against the government
::an increase in the amount of violent and non-violent crime

shabby (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: shab 'scab, worthless man' (11-19 centuries), from Old English sceabb 'scab']
shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because they have been used for a long time
::Hugh's jacket was old and shabby.
::a shabby little restaurant
wearing clothes that are old and worn
::a shabby tramp
old-fashioned unfair and unkind
::a shabby trick
-- shabbily adv
-- shabbiness n [U]