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scabbish

scabbish adjective: scabby. Also the alternative form of scabious.

Adjective

scabbish (comparative more scabbish, superlative most scabbish)

  1. scabby

Also used as

scabbish is also the alternative form of scabious.

Forms of scabbish

comparativemore scabbish
superlativemost scabbish

Origin of scabbish

From scab + -ish.

Questions about scabbish

What does scabbish mean?
Scabbish means scabby.
What part of speech is scabbish?
Scabbish is an adjective.

Words near scabbish in the dictionary

  1. scabbier
  2. scabbiest
  3. scabbily
  4. scabbiness
  5. scabbing
  6. scabbish
  7. scabble
  8. scabbled
  9. scabbler
  10. scabblers
  11. scabbles

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