scabby
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
— Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind.
- Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
- Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
- Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
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Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).
— 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[…]"
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stingy; scrounging.
— The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English scabby, scabbie, equivalent to scab + -y. Doublet of shabby.
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