scabby

Adjective Satellite

covered with scabs

Adj

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).
Stingy.

Adjective

Covered with scabs or having a rough, crusty surface.

Examples

His Scrabble score was looking SCABBY after several turns without a high-value letter.
The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

reef, roynish, scabby, scabrate, scabrid, scabrous, scald, scalled, scurvy

Antonyms

smooth

Scrabble Score: 15

scabby: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scabby: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scabby: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

scabby: valid Words With Friends Word