Among some scientists, a certain degree of shabbiness of dress connotes a preoccupation with your work. (sciencemag.org)
I seriously love this table, the yellow goes so well with the dark wood and chippy shabbiness is just perfect! (findingsilverpennies.com)
Trapped in an increasingly nasty union funding row after some alleged Unite shabbiness in Falkirk, Miliband tried to get on the front foot with a keynote speech on party funding. (politics.co.uk)