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Etymology edit

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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskæb.i/
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  • Rhymes: -æbi

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scabby (comparative scabbier, superlative scabbiest)

  1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
  2. Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy.
  3. (printing) Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
  4. Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.

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