Scabby (Adjective)
Meaning
Covered with scabs.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The cat's poor ear was scabby and swollen from the fight with the neighbor's dog.
- After a nasty fall on the playground, the child's knee was scabby and bruised.
- She gingerly touched the scabby wound on her mother's hand, trying not to hurt her.
- The neglected puppy was scabby and malnourished, in dire need of veterinary care.
- His scabby skin made him self-conscious about going swimming in the public pool.