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单词 scabby
释义

scabby

adjective

scab·​by ˈska-bē How to pronounce scabby (audio)
scabbier; scabbiest
1
a
: covered with or full of scabs
scabby skin
b
: diseased with scab
a scabby animal
scabby potatoes
2
: mean, contemptible
a scabby trick

Synonyms

  • cheap
  • contemptible
  • cruddy
  • deplorable
  • despicable
  • dirty
  • grubby
  • lame
  • lousy
  • mean
  • nasty
  • paltry
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • ratty
  • scummy
  • scurvy
  • sneaking
  • sorry
  • wretched
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Example Sentences

that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help
Recent Examples on the Web View this post on Instagram Currently wrapped in a somewhat scabby old blanket, with a face mask on, clutching a lukewarm coffee while attempting and failing to get some decent writing done ? Send help. Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 6 Mar. 2019 As buzzy, crowd-pleasing indie comedies got snatched up for millions, the festival's scabby mutant black sheep went untouched, until horror-specific streaming service Shudder stepped in. Charles Bramesco, Esquire, 20 July 2017 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. Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

scabby

adjective

scab·​by ˈska-bē How to pronounce scabby (audio)
scabbier; scabbiest
: covered with scabs
scabby skin

scabby

adjective

as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lame
  • pitiful
  • dirty
  • nasty
  • wretched
  • cheap
  • disgusting
  • grubby
  • mean
  • hateful
  • ratty
  • vile
  • sneaking
  • scurvy
  • contemptible
  • deplorable
  • sorry
  • despicable
  • pitiable
  • lousy
  • scummy
  • cruddy
  • paltry
  • loathsome
  • revolting
  • odious
  • abominable
  • repulsive
  • disgraceful
  • detestable
  • shabby
  • disreputable
  • reptilian
  • squalid
  • repugnant
  • shameful
  • execrable
  • abhorrent
  • sordid
  • craven
  • ignoble
  • ignominious
  • dishonorable
  • base
  • cowardly
  • discreditable
  • unscrupulous
  • condemnable
  • unprincipled
  • dastardly
  • revulsive
  • reprehensible
  • unethical
  • low
  • reproachable
  • censurable
  • blamable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • admirable
  • creditable
  • praiseworthy
  • noble
  • redoubtable
  • meritorious
  • laudable
  • honest
  • commendable
  • honorable
  • good
  • upright
  • scrupulous
  • reputable
  • moral
  • right
  • righteous
  • virtuous
  • ethical
  • high-minded
  • right-minded
  • principled
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