- scrabbly
- adjective Date: 1945 1. scratchy, raspy 2. sparse, scrubby
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scrabbly
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scrabbly — [skrab′lē] adj. scrabblier, scrabbliest Informal 1. having a scratching sound 2. scrubby, paltry, poor, etc … English World dictionary
scrabbly — adjective sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush open scrubby woods • Syn: ↑scrubby • Similar to: ↑wooded • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrubbiness (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scrabbly — /skrab lee/, adj., scrabblier, scrabbliest. 1. insignificantly small or sparse: scrabbly tufts of grass sprouting from the parched lawn. 2. scratchy; raspy. [1940 45; SCRABBLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
scrabbly — scrab·bly … English syllables
scrabbly — scrab•bly [[t]ˈskræb li[/t]] adj. bli•er, bli•est cvb scratchy; raspy • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
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scrubby — adjective 1. sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush open scrubby woods • Syn: ↑scrabbly • Similar to: ↑wooded • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrubbiness, ↑scrub … Useful english dictionary
scrab|bly — «SKRAB lee», adjective. minor; unimportant: »They are writing about…scrabbly little social problems (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
