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Where does “scabby” come from?

scabby (English) comes from Middle English scabby.

scabby (English): Affected with scabs; full of scabs; Diseased with...

Definitions

  1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs; Diseased with...

Ancestry of “scabby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscabby—

Words derived from “scabby”

  • scabbiness
  • scabbily
Every word from Middle English scabby →