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scrubby Definition

scrubby (skrubē)

adjective -·bier, -·bi·est

  1. stunted in growth; undersized or inferior
  2. covered with or consisting of scrub, or brushwood
  3. paltry, shabby, etc.

scrubby Related Forms
scrub·bily adverb scrub·bi·ness noun
scrubby Synonyms

scrubby

modif.

inferior, stunted, scrawny; see inadequate 1, poor 2.

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.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: The wide graveyard has been cleared of headstones, I am afraid, to make a rather scrubby and unattractive park.
  • mainly: To the south, hedges are mainly scrubby, with occasional mature willows.

Browse dictionary entries near scrubby

  1. scrubbing
  2. scrubber
  3. scrubbed
  4. scrub typhus
  5. scrub
  6. scroungy
  7. scrounge
  8. scrouge
  9. scrotum
  10. Scrooge
  1. scrubland
  2. scrubs
  3. scrubwoman
  4. scruff
  5. scruffy
  6. scrum
  7. scrummage
  8. scrumptious
  9. scrunch
  10. scruple