Synonyms for scabby
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Scaly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
- adj. 2
Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
Example sentences
- scaly Some reptiles have a plain body, others a scaly body.
- scabbed One scabbed sheep infects a whole flock.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scabby | rising | |
| scaly | steady | |
| scabrous | falling | |
| scurfy | falling | |
| lentiginous | rising | |
| mangy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- reef1
- 5 letters
- scaly, mangy2
- 6 letters
- scurvy, scurfy
- 7 letters
- scabbed, scabrid
- 8 letters
- scabrous, scabious
- 10 letters
- scabridous
- 11 letters
- lentiginous
- 12 letters
- furfuraceous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mangy2 = 2 syllables).