scabby

Definition

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

Etymology

From Middle English scabby, scabbie, equivalent to scab + -y. Doublet of shabby.

Example Sentences

• "Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind."
• "The police, the governor, and the "scabby" Hearst Examiner "received a tremendous razzing," according to the Waterfront Worker, while all along the line of march "the workers on the sidelines cheered[…]""
• "[They're a] scabby right-to-work company and they don't care how much the sharp edges on that dust screw up a guy's lungs."

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