scabbed
- adjective
- /skæbd/
- Specialized
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con costras
- After a wet spring, many apples in the orchard became scabbed and unattractive.
Examples
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The farmer noticed that several potatoes were scabbed and could not be sold at the market.
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Look at those scabbed leaves on the rose bush!
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The inspector rejected the shipment because the fruit was badly scabbed.
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The scabbed fruit was not suitable for sale.
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The farmer noticed that several potatoes were scabbed and could not be sold at the market.
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After a wet spring, many apples in the orchard became scabbed and unattractive.
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The inspector rejected the shipment because the fruit was badly scabbed.
Synonyms
5
5.0
Having irregular patches of colour on the skin or other surfaces
3
5.7
Having hard, dry patches of skin from healing wounds or a skin problem
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9.9
Rough to the touch with many small bumps or scales
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7.1
Having small spots on the surface
Covered with many small holes or scars
Having many small pits or scars, often on the skin
How Affected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word scabbed comes from scab, an old word for a hard 'crust' or 'scale' that can appear on skin or fruit. So when a potato or apple is scabbed, it has rough, crusty spots from a plant disease.