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shabby-genteel
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
見かけ上は気品を装っているが、実際はみすぼらしい状態を指す。 / 上品な印象を与えながらも、内実は荒廃や貧弱さがある状態を表す。
（ comparative ）
（ superlative ）
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Keeping up or affecting an appearance of gentility, though actually shabby.
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shabby-genteel
The shabby-genteel tearoom, with its faded lace curtains and scuffed silverware, tried to attract wealthy patrons by preserving an air of delicate refinement.
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The shabby-genteel tearoom, with its faded lace curtains and scuffed silverware, tried to attract wealthy patrons by preserving an air of delicate refinement.
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