scrubby
scrubby
Definition
scrubby (skrub′ē)
adjective -·bier, -·bi·est
- stunted in growth; undersized or inferior
- covered with or consisting of scrub, or brushwood
- paltry, shabby, etc.
scrub′·bily adverb
scrub′·bi·ness noun
scrubby
Synonyms
scrubby
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- hillside: On 14 October, the two armies faced each other over 400 yards of marsh and scrubby hillside.
- vegetation: The scrubby vegetation that has grown up around the site provides the ideal conditions for these rather elusive birds.
- bush: Scrubby oak bushes, typical of the Balkans, could be found on the slopes above the river valley.
- grassland: Current status The main habitat of the pale shining brown is scrubby grassland on light calcareous soils.
- woodland: Frith Wood - scrubby woodland on the edge of a forest.
- slope: Make your way along the path, which gives easy going above steep, scrubby slopes.
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