Definition of scabby
scabbier
;scabbiest
1a : covered with or full of scabs scabby skinb : diseased with scab a scabby animal scabby potatoes
2 : mean, contemptible a scabby trick
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Examples of scabby in a Sentence
that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help
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People walk up and try to grab a sample with dirty, bleeding, scabby hands not realizing that other people will also be sampling that food.
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First Known Use of scabby
15th century
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scabbier
;scabbiest
: covered with scabs scabby skin
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