shabby-genteel
1shabby-genteel — [shab′ējen tēl′] adj. shabby but genteel in trying to keep up appearances …
2shabby-genteel — shabby gentility /shab ee jen til i tee/, n. /shab ee jen teel /, adj. trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness. [1745 55] * * * …
3shabby-genteel — /ʃæbi dʒɛnˈtil/ (say shabee jen teel) adjective trying to appear genteel and dignified despite shabbiness …
4shabby genteel — adj. trying to keep up appearances of gentility; attempting to maintain dignity and self respect despite not having enough money …
5shabby-genteel — adjective trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness • Similar to: ↑proud …
6shabby — (adj.) 1660s, from shab scab (now only dialectal, in reference to a disease of sheep), from O.E. sceabb (see SCAB (Cf. scab)), with sound change as described in SH (Cf. sh ). Cf. M.Du. schabbich, Ger. schäbig shabby. Shabby genteel run down but… …
7Le Livre des snobs — The Book of Snobs Le Livre des snobs (W. M. Thackeray, The Book of Snobs) Première de couverture de l édition originale …
8Mémoires de Barry Lyndon — Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., By Himself Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barry, Lyndon et Barry Lyndon. William Makepeace …
9William Makepeace Thackeray — Thackeray redirects here. For other uses, see Thackeray (disambiguation). William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray Born William Makepeace Thackeray …
10William Makepeace Thackeray — Nom de naissance William Makepeace Thackeray Activités Romancier et essayiste Naissance …
