scabby
/ˈskæb.i/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
Example Sentences
- "Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind."
- "The police, the governor, and the "scabby" Hearst Examiner "received a tremendous razzing," according to the Waterfront Worker, while all along the line of march "the workers on the sidelines cheered[…]""
- "[They're a] scabby right-to-work company and they don't care how much the sharp edges on that dust screw up a guy's lungs."
- "Hoochie's dad said, “All eight drivers are former 'scabby' employees who couldn't get hired by any reputable union trucking companies.”"
- "The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today."
- "I lent you a fiver last week and you still haven’t paid me back, you scabby bastard!"