scabby

Meaning

1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
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).
6. (Ireland, UK, slang) Stingy; scrounging.

Synonyms

mangy

baldhead

baldpate

coot

crusty

flaky

frayed

hairless

itchy

leprous

scaly

scarred

scurfy

scurvy

diseased with scab

tainted with leprosy

bald

flea-ridden

Translations

galeux

uyuz

أجرب

sarnoso

ronyós

costroso

schäbig

roñoso

scaber

جرباؤ

sarnós

ronyosa

sarnosa

glatzköpfig

جرباء

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskæb.i/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: scabby

In summary

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