Righteous and Scabby

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Righteous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

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Scabby is an antonym for righteous.

Nearby Words: right, righteousness, rightly

Scabby adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help

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Righteous is an antonym for scabby.

Nearby Words: scab, scabbed, scabbing

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