scaldy, adj. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

scaldy adj.

[ext. of dial. scaldy, of land, easily affected by drought, poor in yield]

(Irish) mean, cadging, stingy.

2001		G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Scaldy [...] scabby, stingy.
2004		C. MacPherson Plays II 89: Good Jaysus, these decorations are scaldy.