shabby-genteel Synonyms
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shabby-genteel Meaning
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shabby-genteel (s)
trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
shabby-genteel Sentence Examples
- The shabby-genteel manor stood dilapidated yet retained a faded elegance.
- The once-opulent furnishings were now threadbare and faded, giving the room a shabby-genteel air.
- The elderly couple lived in a shabby-genteel cottage, struggling to maintain an air of respectability.
- The shabby-genteel hotel had seen better days, its grandeur now reduced to faded paint and crumbling plaster.
- The professor's shabby-genteel tweed jacket hinted at his former academic standing.
- The shabby-genteel neighborhood had a charm that belied its poverty.
- The actress, once a renowned beauty, now lived in shabby-genteel obscurity.
- The dilapidated mansion, once the home of a wealthy family, had become a shabby-genteel boarding house.
- The shabby-genteel elderly woman wore a faded silk dress, her jewelry hinting at a more prosperous past.
- The shabby-genteel town had a nostalgic charm that drew tourists eager to experience its faded grandeur.
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trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
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The shabby-genteel manor stood dilapidated yet retained a faded elegance.
The once-opulent furnishings were now threadbare and faded, giving the room a shabby-genteel air.
The elderly couple lived in a shabby-genteel cottage, struggling to maintain an air of respectability.
The shabby-genteel hotel had seen better days, its grandeur now reduced to faded paint and crumbling plaster.
