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
Olsen: Your background is kind of in independent film and on “PEN15,” which is kind of a scrappier show.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
But what I found was that Black newsrooms, because we often had smaller budgets, we were scrappier.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
"Doug, am I any scrappier than the rest of them?"
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow
