scabby

UK: /ˈskæbi/ US: /ˈskæbi/ ,(skab′ē)

Inflections of 'scabby' (adj):

scabbier

adj comparative

scabbiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

scab•by /ˈskæbi/  adj., -bi•er, -bi•est. 

1. of or relating to scabs.

scab•bi•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

scab•by  (skab′ē), adj., -bi•er, -bi•est. 

1. Pathology covered with scabs;
   having many scabs.
2. Pathology consisting of scabs.
3. Pathology, Botany (of an animal or plant) having scab.
4. [Informal.] mean or contemptible:
   a scabby trick.

• scab + -y¹ 1520–30

scab′bi•ly, adv. 
scab′bi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

scabby / ˈskæbɪ/ adjective ( -bier, -biest)

1. having an area of the skin covered with scabs
2. having scabies
3. despicable

ˈscabbily adverb

ˈscabbiness noun