scabby

English

/ˈskæb.i/

adj
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scabby suffix from English scab.

Origin

English

scab

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