scabby

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈskæb.i/

Definition of scabby

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
    “Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind.”
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adj

  1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
    “Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind.”
  2. Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
  3. Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
  4. Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
  5. Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).
    “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.”
    “Hoochie's dad said, “All eight drivers are former 'scabby' employees who couldn't get hired by any reputable union trucking companies.””
  6. (Ireland, UK, slang)stingy; scrounging.
    “The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today.”
    “I lent you a fiver last week and you still haven’t paid me back, you scabby bastard!”
    “You never bring you’re own pen but always ask to borrow mine, you scabby git!”

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Etymology

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

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