scrappyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈskrapi/, U.S.

/ˈskræpi/

Etymology: < scrap n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Consisting of scraps; made up of odds and ends; disjointed, unconnected.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy

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patchwise1935

1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany xix. 474 If you take any of the volumes of the living poets [in Germany], you are amazed at..the short and scrappy nature of their effusions.

a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia xliii, in Wks. (1864) III. 509 The partial genius is flashy—scrappy.

1858–9 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lvi It may be that..there is a dreadfully scrappy dinner, the evident remains of a party to which I didn't invite you.

1864 R. Browning Youth & Art 62 Each life's unfulfilled, you see; It hangs still, patchy and scrappy.

1888 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. III. vii. 156 This chapter..is intended to be desultory, disjointed,..scrappy, in fact.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 436 My classical knowledge is scrappy.

1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 16/6 Both sides resumed their previous rough tactics, and the play became scrappy in consequence.

1976 Milton Keynes Express 28 May 54/3 Inter City were unlucky at the start of the second half and then play became scrappy and several unnecessary fouls were committed.

Draft additions 1993

2. Lean; scrawny; meagre. Originally and chiefly U.S.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

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the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre

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minnowy1991

1985 N. Sahgal Rich like Us xiii. 151 I couldn't hear his grumbling comment because lusty cheers and more Long Lives rose when Ravi announced loans at scrappy interest rates for Delhi's taxi drivers.

1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) ix. 205 In his palmy days he had been pudgy, too, but he had looked ‘scrappy’ as the Yanks liked to say.

1988 Coarse Fishing Handbk. June–July 56/4 There are some scrappy sized pike living in the deeper areas, and you'll need the maggots to catch a dace, gudgeon or minnow for bait.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scrappyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈskrapi/, U.S.

/ˈskræpi/

Etymology: < scrap n.² or scrap v.² + -y suffix¹.

Originally U.S.

Inclined to scrap or fight; aggressive, pugnacious, quarrelsome.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelsome

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1895 W. C. Gore in Inlander Nov. 65 Scrappy,..quarrelsome.

1935 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 11 May (1964) 264 It was fine seeing you but I was in a scrappy mood about Tom Wolfe.

1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? v. 83 All the instinct for self-preservation of a scrappy kitten.

1977 Rolling Stone 7 Apr. 52/1 She was only five feet tall, but she was scrappy—her sister Rebecca Julian remembers her once beating up a bully to protect their little brother.

1977 Time 27 June 33/1 ‘This puts transatlantic air travel in the pocket of the workingman,’ proclaimed Freddie Laker, the scrappy founder of Britain's Laker Airways.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scrappy
释义	scrappyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈskrapi/, U.S. /ˈskræpi/ Etymology: < scrap n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Consisting of scraps; made up of odds and ends; disjointed, unconnected. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy patchy1583 sketchy1805 scrappy1842 snippety1864 snippy1886 bitty1892 patchwise1935 1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany xix. 474 If you take any of the volumes of the living poets [in Germany], you are amazed at..the short and scrappy nature of their effusions. a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia xliii, in Wks. (1864) III. 509 The partial genius is flashy—scrappy. 1858–9 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lvi It may be that..there is a dreadfully scrappy dinner, the evident remains of a party to which I didn't invite you. 1864 R. Browning Youth & Art 62 Each life's unfulfilled, you see; It hangs still, patchy and scrappy. 1888 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. III. vii. 156 This chapter..is intended to be desultory, disjointed,..scrappy, in fact. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 436 My classical knowledge is scrappy. 1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 16/6 Both sides resumed their previous rough tactics, and the play became scrappy in consequence. 1976 Milton Keynes Express 28 May 54/3 Inter City were unlucky at the start of the second half and then play became scrappy and several unnecessary fouls were committed. Draft additions 1993 2. Lean; scrawny; meagre. Originally and chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre feeblec1275 straita1300 thinc1374 threadbarec1412 exile?1440 silly?a1500 pilled1526 thinnish1540 carrion-lean1542 carrion1565 exiled?1577 penurious1594 unnourishing1605 starveling1611 meagre1612 short-handed1622 lanka1644 scrimp1681 strigose1708 skimp1775 skimping1775 spare1813 shy1821 scrimping1823 skimpy1842 slim1852 scrappy1985 minnowy1991 1985 N. Sahgal Rich like Us xiii. 151 I couldn't hear his grumbling comment because lusty cheers and more Long Lives rose when Ravi announced loans at scrappy interest rates for Delhi's taxi drivers. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) ix. 205 In his palmy days he had been pudgy, too, but he had looked ‘scrappy’ as the Yanks liked to say. 1988 Coarse Fishing Handbk. June–July 56/4 There are some scrappy sized pike living in the deeper areas, and you'll need the maggots to catch a dace, gudgeon or minnow for bait. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scrappyadj.² Brit. /ˈskrapi/, U.S. /ˈskræpi/ Etymology: < scrap n.² or scrap v.² + -y suffix¹. Originally U.S. Inclined to scrap or fight; aggressive, pugnacious, quarrelsome. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelsome sakfulc1000 strifefula1382 litigiousc1384 barratous1430 tuilyier-like1444 mellyvousc1450 toilousc1450 debatous1483 debatefula1492 sturtinga1500 squaringc1530 striving1530 contentious1533 factious1533 quarrellous?1567 quarrelsome1576 bateful1582 mutinous1589 discordful1596 tuilyiesomec1598 brabbling1603 bangling1615 brangling1621 rixosous1623 pugnacious1642 stickling1642 pugnatory1656 litigiose1677 vitilitigious1683 fire-eating1811 wranglesome1817 vitilitigating1819 combativea1834 brawlsome1845 battlesome1877 fighty1888 scrappy1895 tasty1974 1895 W. C. Gore in Inlander Nov. 65 Scrappy,..quarrelsome. 1935 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 11 May (1964) 264 It was fine seeing you but I was in a scrappy mood about Tom Wolfe. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? v. 83 All the instinct for self-preservation of a scrappy kitten. 1977 Rolling Stone 7 Apr. 52/1 She was only five feet tall, but she was scrappy—her sister Rebecca Julian remembers her once beating up a bully to protect their little brother. 1977 Time 27 June 33/1 ‘This puts transatlantic air travel in the pocket of the workingman,’ proclaimed Freddie Laker, the scrappy founder of Britain's Laker Airways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1842adj.²1895
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