scrappy
adjective
made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
scrappier
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comparativeof scrappy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Verizon needs to become scrappier and less bureaucratic, Schulman said at a WSJ Leadership Institute event this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Ostapenko broke Swiatek's serve three times to take the first set but was scrappier in the second, allowing Swiatek to level the match.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
The scrappier corners of the avant-garde are no longer off limits to the mainstream press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
But what I found was that Black newsrooms, because we often had smaller budgets, we were scrappier.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
He was red-haired, ferret-eyed, and an excellent scout, but scrappier and more inarticulate in his manner of speech than any human being I had ever encountered.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
