单词	scrubby
释义	scrubby adjective scrub·​by ˈskrə-bē  scrubbier; scrubbiest 1 : inferior in size or quality : stunted scrubby cattle 2 : covered with or consisting of scrub 3 : shabby, paltry Synonyms beat-up bombed-out dilapidated dog-eared down-at-the-heels down-at-heel down-at-the-heel down-at-heels dumpy grungy mangy mean miserable moth-eaten neglected ratty run-down scruffy seedy shabby sleazy tacky tatterdemalion tatty threadbare timeworn tumbledown See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage Recent Examples on the Web Shot on Fuji film, the pictures feature vivid blues and turquoises as well as the earth tones of the land and scrubby grass. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 For whatever reason, this new one is attracted to the scrubby valley where O.J. and Emerald dwell, concealing itself inside a motionless cloud or, for its next trick, scooting hither and thither through the sky. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 In 1997, when members of an armed militia surrounded his house in the scrubby mountains of West Texas, Joe Rowe felt an odd rush of relief. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2022 It’s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2022 Cape Cod separates Buzzards Bay from Vineyard Sound, and the last isle in the row is scrubby, windswept little Cuttyhunk, serviced by a ferry out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Will Grunewald, Outside Online, 18 June 2020 Many mothers would spend time reading, walking and writing letters, while kids had the run of the outside world, running along the wide sandy beaches, exploring the scrubby dunes and clamming at low tide. oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2022 This wreck of a matriarch, who manages their gray-stucco apartment complex with the scrubby plants on the outside, has been married and divorced five times. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2022 The vast backdrop, flattered by the blanched grandeur of DP Bakhodir Yuldashev’s incredible imagery, is the wilderness where scrubby steppes extend out from the foothills of arid mountains in rural Uzbekistan. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology scrub entry 1 First Known Use 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition scrubby adjective scrub·​by ˈskrə-bē  scrubbier; scrubbiest : covered with a thick growth of small or stunted shrubs or trees scrubby land scrubby adjective as in dilapidated showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dilapidated neglected scruffy desolate abandoned mangy tumbledown shabby tatty grungy seedy dumpy ragged tattered miserable tacky ratty tired down-at-heel tatterdemalion threadbare ruined sleazy bombed-out broken down-at-the-heels timeworn run-down beat-up down-at-heels unkept godforsaken down-at-the-heel mean dog-eared dingy moth-eaten gone to seed damaged decrepit wrecked forlorn ramshackle decaying bedraggled deteriorated rickety deteriorating destroyed broken-down rackety worn-out rattletrap hurt injured harmed impaired Antonyms & Near Antonyms new fresh maintained spruce spiffy brand-new reconstructed patched mended kept-up rebuilt cared-for smart See More
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