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Noun: shabbiness  sha-bee-nus
  1. A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
    "The shabbiness of the motel made them decide to find alternative accommodation";
    - seediness, manginess, sleaziness, seaminess
     
  2. An unjust act
    "The shabbiness of the biased judging was apparent to all spectators";
    - injustice, unfairness, iniquity

Type of: actus reus, inelegance, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct