Definition of "scabby" [scab•by]

• Having, consisting of, or covered with scabs. (adjective)
• Affected with scab or scabies. (adjective)
• Informal Contemptible; vile: scabby greed. (adjective)

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• ""The sheep get scabby from a microbe under the skin, which causes them to itch fearfully, and they lose their wool.""
• "They'd holler at you and call you "scabby" and things like that."
• "Our last visit was to the Dip, and it was only a short one, for it seemed a cruel process; unfortunately, this fine station is in technical parlance "scabby," and although of course great precautions are taken, still some 10,000 sheep had an ominous large"