scabbed

American  

[skab-id, skabd] / ˈskæb ɪd, skæbd /

adjective

1. covered with or affected by scabs.

2. Obsolete. mean or petty.

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Other Word Forms

• scabbedness noun
• unscabbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of scabbed

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

Example Sentences

There’s strength in the scarred and rough patches — the places where the failures have healed or at least scabbed over.

From Washington Post

The family of Landen Hoffman gave an update about the boy on a GoFundMe page, saying the open wound on his belly had “finally scabbed over and new skin is growing.”

From Fox News

Ancira sounds almost pleased when he talks about going full-contact in summer camp, getting his team good and “scabbed up” before the season begins.

From Los Angeles Times

After a week on Valtrex, most of the liquid-filled blisters had scabbed over, which the nurse practitioner told me indicated that they were no longer infectious.

From Washington Post

Leann Thibodeau, who said the cut already scabbed over, had visited Manasota Beach shortly before the Fourth of July, but by the time the holiday rolled around, she couldn’t even walk.

From Fox News