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单词 scrubby
释义 scrub·by
\ˈskrəbē, -bi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: scrub (I) + -y
1.
 a. : stunted in size : meager in quality : runty, poor
  < jack oak and … scrubby cut-over pine — W.F.Davis >
  < stretches of forests, broken … by small scrubby farms — American Guide Series: Maine >
 b. : lacking distinction in rank or appearance : inferior, shabby
  < scrubby little shipping clerks — Marguerite Steen >
  < wears a scrubby old tweed coat that has seen better days >
2. : consisting of scrub : covered with stunted vegetation
 < open scrubby forests — P.E.James >
 < the scrubby, blotchy land through which he rides — Curtis Dahl >
3. : being short and bristly
 < a sandy, scrubby, wayward little mustache — W.A.White >
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