as in untidily
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Recent Examples of shabbily
Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shabbily
Adverb
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In 2012, Dunham skyrocketed to fame with the creation of Girls, her show about four young millennials messily navigating life in Brooklyn.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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But an icon such as Jackson is deeply, and sometimes messily, entangled in the world.—
Glenn Eden,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Of course, there’s a delicate balance between making quick decisions and playing chaotically.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Wedgewood also plays a little chaotically.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Shabbily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shabbily. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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