shabby-genteel
shabby-genteel · more shabby-genteel · most shabby-genteel
Keeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though actually shabbyKeeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though actually shabby.
Meaning
1 sensesKeeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though actually shabby.
More definitions
- trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
Forms
more shabby-genteel, most shabby-genteel| Comparative | more shabby-genteel Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shabby-genteel Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form