shabby

/ˈsha-bē/

obsolete English shab a low fellow

adjective

  1. clothed with worn or seedy garments

  2. threadbare and faded from wear

  3. ill-kept : dilapidated

a shabby hobo

idiom

  1. fairly good or quite good

He came in second in the race. That's not too shabby for an inexperienced runner.