scrubby

[ skruhb-ee ]

/ ˈskrʌb i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scrubby ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est.

low or stunted, as trees.

consisting of or covered with scrub, stunted trees, etc.

undersized or inferior, as animals.

wretched; shabby.

Origin of scrubby

First recorded in 1745–55; scrub² + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM scrubby

scrub·bi·ly, adverbscrub·bi·ness, noun

Words nearby scrubby

scrubbed, scrubber, scrub-bird, scrubboard, scrub brush, scrubby, scrubdown, scrub fowl, scrub jay, scrubland, scrub nurse

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Example sentences from the Web for scrubby

There is one scrubby little orange kitten who is arguably the luckiest creature on Earth.
‘Bones’ Creator Hart Hanson on Working with Michael Clarke Duncan|Hart Hanson|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Why has so much attention been given to this tiny, miserable village and its scrubby little patch of land?
Susiya: A Human Rights Calamity|Kathleen Peratis|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Who is that common-looking little man with the scrubby beard, and the very yellow gloves—how does he come to be here?
Voces Populi|F. Anstey
They are usually seen at low elevations in scrubby underbrush.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed

You will meet with these Buntings along roadsides lined with scrubby trees or bushes, or in pastures or along the edges of swamps.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
And he is all scrubby and tobacco-ey, and I won't have him for an uncle,' cried Primrose.
Beechcroft at Rockstone|Charlotte M. Yonge
Around us a little while ago stretched a scrubby, gloomy forest, but it is now magnificent and cheerful.
The Masters of the Peaks|Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for scrubby

scrubby

/ (ˈskrʌbɪ) /

adjective -bier or -biest

covered with or consisting of scrub

(of trees or vegetation) stunted in growth

British informal messy

Derived forms of scrubby

scrubbiness, noun

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单词	scrubby
释义	scrubby [ skruhb-ee ] / ˈskrʌb i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scrubby ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est. low or stunted, as trees. consisting of or covered with scrub, stunted trees, etc. undersized or inferior, as animals. wretched; shabby. Origin of scrubby First recorded in 1745–55; scrub² + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM scrubby scrub·bi·ly, adverbscrub·bi·ness, noun Words nearby scrubby scrubbed, scrubber, scrub-bird, scrubboard, scrub brush, scrubby, scrubdown, scrub fowl, scrub jay, scrubland, scrub nurse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrubby There is one scrubby little orange kitten who is arguably the luckiest creature on Earth. ‘Bones’ Creator Hart Hanson on Working with Michael Clarke Duncan\|Hart Hanson\|September 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Why has so much attention been given to this tiny, miserable village and its scrubby little patch of land? Susiya: A Human Rights Calamity\|Kathleen Peratis\|August 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Who is that common-looking little man with the scrubby beard, and the very yellow gloves—how does he come to be here? Voces Populi\|F. Anstey They are usually seen at low elevations in scrubby underbrush. Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies\|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed You will meet with these Buntings along roadsides lined with scrubby trees or bushes, or in pastures or along the edges of swamps. Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies\|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed And he is all scrubby and tobacco-ey, and I won't have him for an uncle,' cried Primrose. Beechcroft at Rockstone\|Charlotte M. Yonge Around us a little while ago stretched a scrubby, gloomy forest, but it is now magnificent and cheerful. The Masters of the Peaks\|Joseph A. Altsheler British Dictionary definitions for scrubby scrubby / (ˈskrʌbɪ) / adjective -bier or -biest covered with or consisting of scrub (of trees or vegetation) stunted in growth British informal messy Derived forms of scrubby scrubbiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scrubby bedraggled, broken-down, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, deteriorated, dilapidated, dingy, disreputable, faded, mangy, moth-eaten, pitiful, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, run-down
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scrubby

adjective, scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est.

Origin of scrubby

OTHER WORDS FROM scrubby

Words nearby scrubby

Example sentences from the Web for scrubby

British Dictionary definitions for scrubby

adjective -bier or -biest

Derived forms of scrubby

Words related to scrubby