scabbier
Having more crusts
Scabbier is the comparative form of scabby, meaning more covered with scabs—the crusty patches that form over healing wounds.
A scraped knee gets scabbier before it heals.
Figuratively, scabby describes things that are shabby, contemptible, or diseased-looking: The scabbier parts of town were avoided by tourists.
Hard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
- peelingComing off in strips
- itchyProvoking scratching urges
- irritatedSlightly angered or bothered
inflamed · raw · sore · chapped · lesion · pustule · excoriated · fissured
Worn and neglected
- rundownQuick overview of facts
- decrepitWorn by age
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
ramshackle · tumbledown · derelict · weathered · peeling · tatty · seedy · worn
Displeasing to look at
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
revolting · disfigured · blotchy · mottled · pockmarked · rough · coarse · gnarled
crusty
Hard-shelled, literally or figuratively
irritated · inflamed · raw · sore · chapped · lesion · pustule · excoriated · fissured · weeping
shabby
Worn and neglected
crumbling · ramshackle · tumbledown · derelict · weathered · peeling · tatty · seedy · worn · battered
ugly
Displeasing to look at
unappealing · revolting · disfigured · blotchy · mottled · pockmarked · rough · coarse · gnarled · gnarly
infected
Invaded by pathogens
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- septicInfected with bacteria
- mangeMite-caused skin disease
ringworm · impetigo · scabies · fungal · parasitic · festering · suppurating · leprous · blighted · gangrenous