# scabby

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskæb.i/ · frequency rank #93,119

## Definitions
1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
2. Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
3. Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
4. Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
5. Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).
6. stingy; scrounging.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scabby