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单词 scabby
释义 scab·by
\ˈskabē, ˈskaab-, -bi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: scab (I) + -y
1.
 a. : covered with scabs : full of scabs : consisting of scabs
  < scabby skin >
 b. : affected with scab
  < a scabby animal >
  < scabby potatoes >
2. : mean, scurrilous, contemptible
 < a scabby trick >
3. : marred with scabs : scaly
 < temple of brick and rubble and scabby plaster — Aldous Huxley >
 < wrought-iron gates scabby with rust — Gerald Durrell >
 < a scabby casting >
4. : marked by a blotched appearance suggestive of scab
 < landscape scabby with old mine workings — Sylvia T. Warner >
5. : like a scab in form or appearance
 < dark land finally began to wear thin … leach white … and leave wide scabby places — Survey Graphic >
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