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scabby

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of scabby

arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust

That's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help.

Synonyms of scabby

cheap, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, scummy, scurvy, sneaking, sorry, wretched

Words Related to scabby

abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious

disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive

discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful

base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile

blamable, censurable, reprehensible, reproachable

cowardly, craven, dastardly

unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

Near Antonyms of scabby

high-minded, honest, honorable, noble, principled, redoubtable, reputable, right-minded, scrupulous, upright

ethical, good, moral, right, righteous, virtuous

Antonyms of scabby

admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy

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