SCABBY

scabby

(adjective) covered with scabs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

scabby (comparative scabbier, superlative scabbiest)

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy.

(printing) Having a blotched, uneven appearance.

Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.

Synonyms

• (affected with scabs): reef, scabrous; see also scabby

Source: Wiktionary


Scab"by, a. [Compar. Scabbier (; superl. Scabbiest.]

1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

2. Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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