adjective
- covered with scabs or having scabs
- contemptible or worthless
Usage: informal
Examples
- The child’s scabby knees showed evidence of recent falls.
- His scabby elbows were healing slowly after the accident.
- The dog had scabby patches on its skin from scratching.
- She called him a scabby little troublemaker.
- The scabby old building needed major repairs.
- Don’t pick at your scabby wound or it won’t heal properly.