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scabbed

American  
[skab-id, skabd] / ˈskæb ɪd, skæbd /

adjective

  1. covered with or affected by scabs.

  2. Obsolete. mean or petty.

Other Word Forms

  • scabbedness noun
  • unscabbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of scabbed

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at scab, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Another described her underarm skin as developing a pink rash which had "scabbed over".

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

His hand is still bruised and scabbed, and it must heal fully before he can resume swinging a bat.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2023

A year later, the scar hasn’t scabbed over.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Little lesions that had started to spread to his body seemed to freeze their onward march and then scabbed over, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2022

It was an old oven, scabbed with rust, and I remembered my dismay at seeing it when we first arrived.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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