scramblyadj.
/ˈskrambli/ 1. Of a person, limb, etc.: that scrambles, clambers, or claws. Also applied to an informal meal. Cf. scrambling adj. 1.In quot. 1900 applied to a jumble of people at a meal.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals
substantial1340
simplea1387
dry1483
of substance?c1500
large1528
hearty?1550
abstemious1604
scrambling1607
running1618
lusty1672
sit-down1789
well-served1796
à la carte1816
slap-up1823
quaresimal1828
scratch1851
square1868
scrambly1900
set1914
handout1915
all-you-can-eat1940
spready1960
carbo-load1986
the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > scrambling
scrawling1561
scrambly1943
1900 R. Proctor Diary 26 Mar. in V. Scholderer Fifty Ess. 15th- & 16th-Cent. Bibliogr. (1966) 34 A company of about 16... A most amusing scrambly supper in a room calculated to hold four at most.
1943 C. McCullers in Harper's Bazaar Aug. 140/3 The hunchback reached in the box with his scrambly little fingers.
1977 Time 5 Dec. 49/1 Little scrambly front legs and big thumping back legs.
2. Characterized by scrambling or clambering over rough terrain; that necessitates such action.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [adjective] > rough terrain
scrambly1932
1900 G. Bell Let. 28 Feb. (1927) I. v. 65 We had a very scrambly walk back.
1932 A. Christie Peril at End House ii. 34 There's a scrambly cliff path down to the sea.
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adj.1900