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scabby

[skab-ee]
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adjective, scab·bi·er, scab·bi·est.

covered with scabs; having many scabs.
consisting of scabs.
(of an animal or plant) having scab.
Informal. mean or contemptible: a scabby trick.

RELATED WORDS

blotchy, coarse, notched, scaly, encrusted, lepidote, flaky, furfuraceous

Nearby words

  1. scabbard,
  2. scabbard fish,
  3. scabbardfish,
  4. scabbed,
  5. scabble,
  6. scabby mouth,
  7. scabicide,
  8. scabies,
  9. scabietic,
  10. scabious

Origin of scabby

First recorded in 1520–30; scab + -y1
Related formsscab·bi·ly, adverbscab·bi·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for scabby

scabby

adjective -bier or -biest

pathol having an area of the skin covered with scabs
pathol obsolete having scabies
informal despicable
Derived Formsscabbily, adverbscabbiness, noun
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Medicine definitions for scabby

scabby

[skăb′ē]

adj.

Having, consisting of, or covered with scabs.
Affected with scab or scabies.
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