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scrubby
scrub·by S0173900 (skrŭb′ē)adj. scrub·bi·er, scrub·bi·est 1. Covered with or consisting of scrub or underbrush.2. Shrublike or scraggly: scrubby trees; scrubby cattle.3. Paltry or shabby: a scrubby little house.
scrub′bi·ly adv.scrub′bi·ness n.scrubby (ˈskrʌbɪ) adj, -bier or -biest1. (Physical Geography) covered with or consisting of scrub2. (of trees or vegetation) stunted in growth3. informal Brit messy ˈscrubbiness nscrub•by (ˈskrʌb i)
adj. -bi•er, -bi•est. 1. low or stunted, as trees. 2. covered with scrub. 3. undersized or stunted, as animals. 4. wretched; shabby. [1745–55] scrub′bi•ly, adv. scrub′bi•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | scrubby - sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"scrabblywooded - covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract" | | 2. | scrubby - inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"stunted, scrawnyinferior - of low or inferior quality |
scrubbyadjective stunted, meagre, underdeveloped, spindly, scrawny, undersized scrubby green bushesscrubbyadjectiveShowing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeescrubFinancialSeeScrubscrubby
Synonyms for scrubbyadj stuntedSynonyms- stunted
- meagre
- underdeveloped
- spindly
- scrawny
- undersized
Synonyms for scrubbyadj showing signs of wear and tear or neglectSynonyms- bedraggled
- broken-down
- decaying
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dingy
- down-at-heel
- faded
- mangy
- rundown
- scruffy
- seedy
- shabby
- shoddy
- sleazy
- tattered
- tatty
- threadbare
- tacky
- ratty
Synonyms for scrubbyadj sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrushSynonymsRelated Wordsadj inferior in size or qualitySynonymsRelated Words |