scrubby
[skruhb-ee]
- low or stunted, as trees.
- consisting of or covered with scrub, stunted trees, etc.
- undersized or inferior, as animals.
- wretched; shabby.
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Origin of scrubby
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Related Words
bedraggled, broken-down, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, deteriorated, dilapidated, dingy, disreputable, faded, mangy, moth-eaten, pitiful, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, run-downExamples from the Web for scrubby
Contemporary Examples
There is one scrubby little orange kitten who is arguably the luckiest creature on Earth.
Why has so much attention been given to this tiny, miserable village and its scrubby little patch of land?
Historical Examples
Country very dense and scrubby; no feed in any of the thickets.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
That scrubby menagerie had not gained in dignity from its transference to canvas walls.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
He gazed across the shimmering desert to a ridge of scrubby hills.
The Quantum JumpRobert Wicks
When they do, they form small, scrubby trees that are of little value.
Seasoning of WoodJoseph B. Wagner
The ground was very rocky, uneven, and full of holes and scrubby bushes.
Hunting the LionsR.M. Ballantyne
scrubby
- covered with or consisting of scrub
- (of trees or vegetation) stunted in growth
- British informal messy
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