scabby

1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

   шелуди́выйšeludívyj, парши́выйparšívyj

   covered with scabs

2. Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.

   коро́стявийkoróstjavyj

3. Having a blotched, uneven appearance.

4. Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.

5. Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).

6. (Ireland, UK, slang)Stingy; scrounging.

   The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today.

   I lent you a fiver last week and you still haven’t paid me back, you scabby bastard!

1. The dog looked scabby and in poor state.

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