scabbed

[skab-id, skabd]

adjective

1. covered with or affected by scabs.

2. Obsolete.,  mean or petty.

Other Word Forms

• scabbedness noun
• unscabbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scabbed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; scab, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Another described her underarm skin as developing a pink rash which had "scabbed over".

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The wounds that Vogel prods have largely scabbed over, and the concluding mood is one of compassion and release.

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She had reported concerns about a mole on her upper arm which had grown, becoming itchy and scabbed.

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His hand is still bruised and scabbed, and it must heal fully before he can resume swinging a bat.

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But by now, the wound has scabbed over.

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