scabby

scabby
scabbily, adv.scabbiness, n.
/skab"ee/, adj., scabbier, scabbiest.
1. covered with scabs; having many scabs.
2. consisting of scabs.
3. (of an animal or plant) having scab.
4. Informal. mean or contemptible: a scabby trick.
[1520-30; SCAB + -Y1]

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