しょぼいshabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy

しょぼい映画(えいが)は見(み)る価値(かち)がありません。

There is no value in watching a dull movie. {shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy}

その小説(しょうせつ)は中身(なかみ)がなくて、ただしょぼいだけだ。

That novel has no substance and is just plain dull. {shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy}

そんなしょぼい顔(かお)をするなよ、ニコッと笑(わら)ってみろ！

Don't make such a gloomy face, try to smile a bit! {shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy}

景品(けいひん)がしょぼくて、大会(たいかい)に勝(か)とうと思(おも)う気持(きも)ちが無(な)くなりました。

The prizes were so cheap that I lost the desire to win the tournament. {shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy}

しょぼい服装(ふくそう)でお見合(みあ)いなんかに参加(さんか)したら、結婚(けっこん)を断(ことわ)られるかもしれない。

If I attend a matchmaking event dressed in shabby clothes, I might get rejected for marriage. {shabby, dull, cheap, lackluster, uninspiring, depressing, gloomy}